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Vinony

ruggedness

noun

  1. state of roughness, unevenness, tempestuousness
  2. state of being hardy or sturdy
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English rugged 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.

  1. The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.
  2. A rugged or irregular feature.

    “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 […].”