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Synonyms for gruffness

  • noun

Most common

shortness abruptness brusqueness curtness hoarseness huskiness rudeness roughness

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Curtness

curtness, shortness, abruptness, brusqueness

2. Hoarseness

hoarseness, huskiness

Other

rudeness, roughness

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The characteristic or quality of being gruff

Forms

Plural
gruffnesses → curtnesses, shortnesses, abruptnesses, brusquenesses…

Example sentences

  • shortness Have you experienced shortness of breath recently?
  • abruptness Tom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gruffnessrising
shortnessrising
abruptnesssteady
brusquenessrising
curtnessrising
hoarsenessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
rudeness2, curtness
9 letters
shortness2, roughness2, huskiness
10 letters
hoarseness2, abruptness3
11 letters
brusqueness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rudeness2 = 2 syllables).