RAFFISHNESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

raffishness

noun

as in rudeness

the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the raffishness of the crowd in the pub offended the courtly gentleman, and so he elected instead to dine at the hotel

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Noun

The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of rudeness

Noun

For the designers, the logo represents the roughness and the beauty that coexist and define London.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Hayabusa2 also imaged asteroid Torifune using its Mid-Infrared Camera (TIR), which allows scientists to measure asteroids' surface temperatures, thermal inertia and surface roughness, according to JAXA.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of roughness

Noun

All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.

— Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of grossness

Noun

But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026

Definition of coarseness

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