GRUFFNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An abrupt discourteous manner

Synonyms:

abruptness; brusqueness; curtness; gruffness; shortness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gruffness" is a kind of...):

discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)

Derivation:

gruff (brusque and surly and forbidding)

Meaning:

A throaty harshness

Synonyms:

gruffness; hoarseness; huskiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("gruffness" is a kind of...):

harshness; roughness (the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses)

Derivation:

gruff (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion)