gruffness

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noun

The characteristic or quality of being gruff

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hoarsenesshuskinessabruptnessbrusquenesscurtnessshortness
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Meanings

noungruffness (countable and uncountable, plural gruffnesses)

plural gruffnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic or quality of being gruff

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna throaty harshness

Similar
hoarsenesshuskiness
Broader
harshnessroughness

nounan abrupt discourteous manner

Similar
abruptnessbrusquenesscurtnessshortness
Broader
discourtesyrudeness
Also see
abruptnessbrusquenesscurtnesshoarsenesshuskinessshortness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gruff + -ness.

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APA

gruffness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruffness

MLA

“gruffness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruffness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gruffness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruffness.

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