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roughness vs unpleasantness

unpleasantness vs roughness

roughness and unpleasantness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roughness Yes No No No
unpleasantness Yes No No No
As nouns, unpleasantness is a hypernym of roughness; that is, unpleasantness is a word with a broader meaning than roughness:
  • roughness: the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
  • unpleasantness: the quality of giving displeasure
roughness (noun) unpleasantness (noun)
harsh or severe speech or behavior the quality of giving displeasure
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
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 unpleasantness

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