roughness

The quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses.

Rowdy behavior.

Used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather.

A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven.

An unpolished unrefined quality.

The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.

Harsh or severe speech or behavior.

“men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity”

“the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet”