Meanings
nounruggedness (countable and uncountable, plural ruggednesses)
plural ruggednesses
- countableuncountableThe state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.First known use 16th c.
- countableuncountableA rugged or irregular feature.First known use 17th c.
The surface of which […] could not nevertheless hide a multitude of holes and scratches and ruggednesses from being discover'd by the Microscope to invest it […].
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek χαλεπότης
- χαλεπότης (khalepótēs)state of being rugged
Bulgarian грапавост, неравност
- грапавост (grapavost)state of being rugged
- неравност (neravnost)state of being rugged
Dutch stevigheid, potigheid
- stevigheidstate of being rugged
- potigheidstate of being rugged
Greek αδρότητα
- αδρότητα (adrótita)state of being rugged
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APA
ruggedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruggedness
MLA
“ruggedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruggedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruggedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruggedness.
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