Etymology

roughness

rough·ness
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Today it means: The property of being rough, coarseness. Full definition →

Middle English roughnes /roughnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromroughnes /roughnesse
  2. English todayroughness

Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).

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