rockiness
1
4.2
Land covered with many rocks that is rough and uneven
- noun
- /ˈrɑːkɪnəs/
:
rocosidad
- Due to the rockiness of the terrain, we had to choose a different route for the road.
Examples
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Worse was the fact that since it was Naja who steered the basket smoothly, the rockiness of this flight meant that something was wrong with the snake.
Fiction book (1990) -
The rockiness of the trail made it difficult for hikers to navigate.
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The farmer struggled to cultivate crops in the rockiness of the land.
Synonyms
roughness
vsrockiness
4
3.4
The way a surface feels when it is not smooth
focuses on uneven stone cover rather than general surface irregularity
bumpiness
vsrockiness
1
4.6
An uneven surface with many bumps
refers specifically to unevenness caused by stones rather than bumps alone
ruggedness
vsrockiness
1
4.9
Land that is rough and uneven and hard to walk on
focuses specifically on being covered with stones rather than general unevenness
cragginess
vsrockiness
7.5
A rough, uneven surface like the face of a rocky cliff
is about surfaces covered by stones rather than cliff shapes
coarseness
vsrockiness
4.1
A rough texture that is not smooth
relates to texture from stone cover rather than granular touch
Antonyms
How Rocky
Surface Forms
rockiness singular
rockinesses plural
Morphology
Etymology
Rockiness comes from the simple word rock, meaning 'stone', plus the ending -iness that shows a 'state' or quality. So rockiness means being 'full of rocks' or having a rough, stony surface, which is why a rocky trail is hard to walk.