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roughness vs storminess

storminess vs roughness

roughness and storminess both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roughness Yes No No No
storminess Yes No No No
As nouns, storminess is a hypernym of roughness; that is, storminess is a word with a broader meaning than roughness:
  • roughness: used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
  • storminess: the state of being stormy
roughness (noun) storminess (noun)
harsh or severe speech or behavior violent passion in speech or action
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven the state of being stormy
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
Difference between roughness and storminess

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