ruggedness

ruggedness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English rug
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English rugged
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English ruggedness

    From rugged + -ness.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    ruggedness (countable and uncountable, plural ruggednesses)

    1. The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged. [from 16th c.]
    2. A rugged or irregular feature. [from 17th c.]
      • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I:
        The surface of which […] could not nevertheless hide a multitude of holes and scratches and ruggednesses from being discover'd by the Microscope to invest it […].

    Derived terms

    • ruggedness number

    Translations

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