rug·ged (r g  d)adj. 1. Having a rough irregular surface. See Synonyms at rough. 2. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles: the rugged face of the old sailor. 3. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution: a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness. 4. Tempestuous; stormy: the rugged weather of the North Atlantic. 5. Demanding great effort, ability, or endurance: the rugged conditions of barracks life. 6. Lacking culture or polish; coarse and rude: rugged manners and ribald wit. [Middle English, shaggy, of Scandinavian origin.] rug ged·ly adv.rug ged·ness n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ruggedness - the property of being big and strongstrength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
| 2. | ruggedness - the quality of being topologically uneven; "the ruggedness of the mountains" unevenness, variability - the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity hilliness - the quality of being hilly; "the hilliness of West Virginia" | |
| 3. | ruggedness - the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail" difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" |
Translations
ruggedness [ˈrʌgɪdnɪs] N [of terrain] → lo accidentado, lo escabroso; [of coastline] → lo escarpado; [of features] → dureza f; [of character] (= toughness) → aspereza f; (= lack of refinement) → tosquedad f, rudeza f; [of conditions] → dureza f; [of machine, clothing, construction] → resistencia f
ruggedness
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(= roughness, unevenness) → Rauheit f; (of country, landscape also) → Wildheit f; (of ground) → Felsigkeit f; the ruggedness of the cliffs → die zerklüfteten Klippen
(= tough appearance: of man, face, features) → Markigkeit f
ruggedness [ˈrʌgɪdnɪs] n (of terrain, coastline, mountain) → asprezza, asperità; (of character) → rudezza; (of features) the ruggedness of his face → i lineamenti marcati del suo volto
ruggedness [ˈrʌgɪdnɪs] n (of terrain, coastline, mountain) → asprezza, asperità; (of character) → rudezza; (of features) the ruggedness of his face → i lineamenti marcati del suo volto
ruggedness [ˈrʌgɪdnɪs] n (of terrain, coastline, mountain) → asprezza, asperità; (of character) → rudezza; (of features) the ruggedness of his face → i lineamenti marcati del suo volto
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