Raffishness and Roughness

Raffishness

Raffishness noun - The quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste.
Usage example: the raffishness of the crowd in the pub offended the courtly gentleman, and so he elected instead to dine at the hotel

Roughness and raffishness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roughness" instead a noun "Raffishness".

Roughness

Roughness noun - The quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste.
Usage example: the roughness of pioneer life is not glossed over in the documentary

Raffishness and roughness are semantically related. You can use "Raffishness" instead a noun "Roughness".

Nearby Words: rough, roughen, roughing
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