roughness vs rough

rough vs roughness

roughness and rough both are nouns.

roughness is not an adjective while rough is an adjective.

roughness is not a verb while rough is a verb.

roughness is not an adverb while rough is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roughness	Yes	No	No	No
rough	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

roughness (noun)	rough (noun)
harsh or severe speech or behavior	the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
an unpolished unrefined quality
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
rowdy behavior

roughness (adjective)	rough (adjective)
	having or caused by an irregular surface
	of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
	causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
	not shaped by cutting or trimming
	ready and able to resort to force or violence
	unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
	full of hardship or trials
	not quite exact or correct
	violently agitated and turbulent
	unkind or cruel or uncivil
	unpleasantly stern
	not perfected
	(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
	not carefully or expertly made

roughness (verb)	rough (verb)
	prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

roughness (adverb)	rough (adverb)
	with rough motion as over a rough surface
	with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

Difference between roughness and rough

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