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raggedness

6.2

An uneven, rough surface or edge you can feel

noun
/ˈræɡɪdnəs/

: irregularidad

We have had massive, continental shifts in religious sensibility before whose impact on human life, we now see, was, despite their raggedness, radical and profound, a vast remaking of judgment and passion.

Examples

The benefits of PQE include reduced edge raggedness, control over boldness, stroke-imbalance correction, and improvements to the appearance of patterns that are difficult to print.

Academic text (1997)
For example, at very high resolution, the requirement for antialiasing decreases because edge raggedness is reduced as smaller pels are used.

Academic text (1997)
The raggedness of the mountain's edge made climbing particularly challenging.
The artist embraced the raggedness of the canvas, believing it added character to her work.
We noticed the raggedness of the old book's pages, which showed its age and use.

Synonyms

irregularity

vsraggedness

13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

is specific to physical surface or edge unevenness rather than broad nonuniformity

roughness

vsraggedness

4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

is about irregular edges or shapes rather than general texture

bumpity

vsraggedness

Informal

2 9.1

A rough, uneven surface that makes travel feel jumpy

is about irregular edges or outlines rather than motion or travel feel

lumpiness

vsraggedness

2 4.4

The feel of many small bumps on a surface

focuses on uneven edges or outlines rather than internal lumps

unevenness

vsraggedness

1 5.1

A state in which something is not level or smooth

focuses more on irregular outlines or torn edges than simple leveling

bumpiness

vsraggedness

1 4.6

An uneven surface with many bumps

is broader, covering irregular edges and rough outlines not only bumps

jaggedness

vsraggedness

6.5

A rough edge with sharp, uneven points

is irregular too but does not stress sharp pointed features

coarseness

vsraggedness

4.1

A rough texture that is not smooth

emphasizes uneven edges or shapes rather than texture grain

Antonyms

uniformity

Specialized

18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

smoothness

5 1.9

An even surface without rough parts

How Ragged

jaggedness

6.5

raggedness

6.2

roughness

4 3.4

unevenness

1 5.1

smoothness

5 1.9

Surface Forms

raggedness singular

raggednesses plural

Morphology

raggedness = ragged (transparent) = rag + ed + ness

Formed by a regular adjective-to-noun derivation (ragged -> -ness); the nominal meaning 'state or quality of being ragged' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Raggedness comes from the simple word rag ('a torn piece of cloth') and the ending -ness ('state'). Think of a torn cloth with rough, uneven edges — that image shows why raggedness can mean a rough or uneven surface or edge.