roughness in WordNet English dictionary

1. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
   choppiness  roughness  rough water 
   
2. an unpolished unrefined quality
   "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
   crudeness  roughness 
   
3. rowdy behavior
   rowdiness  rowdyism  roughness  disorderliness 
   
4. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
   harshness  roughness 
   
5. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
   pitting  roughness  indentation 
   
6. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
   roughness  raggedness 
   
7. harsh or severe speech or behavior
   "men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"
   roughness