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noun
The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A rugged or irregular feature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the quality of being difficult to do
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hardness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: difficulty, difficultness
noun
the quality of being topologically uneven
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unevenness, variability
Narrower terms: hilliness
noun
the property of being big and strong
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: huskiness, toughness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strength
History
Etymology tree English rugged Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ruggedness From rugged + -ness.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
