ruggedness

Other forms: ruggednesses

Definitions of ruggedness
  1. noun
    the quality of being topologically uneven
    “the ruggedness of the mountains”
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    types:
    hilliness
    the quality of being hilly
    type of:
    unevenness, variability
    the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity
  2. noun
    the property of being big and strong
    synonyms: huskiness, toughness
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    type of:
    strength
    the property of being physically or mentally strong
  3. noun
    the quality of being difficult to do
    “the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail”
    synonyms: hardness
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    type of:
    difficultness, difficulty
    the quality of being difficult
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