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Severity vs Roughness - What's the difference?

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Severity is a related term of roughness.


As nouns the difference between severity and roughness

is that severity is the state of being severe while roughness is the property of being rough, coarseness.

severity

English

Noun

(severities)
  • The state of being severe.
  • The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
    • The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

    roughness

    English

    (wikipedia roughness)

    Noun

  • The property of being rough, coarseness.
    • The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.