- raucity
- rau·ci·ty
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
Raucity — Rau ci*ty (r[add] s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. raucitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucit[ e].] Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raucity — See raucously. * * * … Universalium
raucity — n. Hoarseness, rough utterance, harshness of sound … New dictionary of synonyms
raucity — səd.ē, ətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: Latin raucitas, from raucus hoarse + itas ity : the quality or state of being raucous … Useful english dictionary
Faintness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Faintness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 faintness faintness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 faint sound faint sound whisper breath Sgm: N 1 undertone undertone underbreath Sgm: N 1 murmur murmur … English dictionary for students
Aphony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aphony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aphony aphony aphonia Sgm: N 1 dumbness dumbness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obmutescence obmutescence Sgm: N 1 absence of voice absence of voice want of voice Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
Asperities — Asperity As*per i*ty, n.; pl. {Asperities}. [L. asperitas, fr. asper rough: cf. F. asp[ e]rit[ e].] 1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; opposed to {smoothness}. The asperities of dry bodies. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Roughness or harshness of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asperity — As*per i*ty, n.; pl. {Asperities}. [L. asperitas, fr. asper rough: cf. F. asp[ e]rit[ e].] 1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; opposed to {smoothness}. The asperities of dry bodies. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Roughness or harshness of sound; that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raucous — raucously, adv. raucousness, raucity /raw si tee/, n. /raw keuhs/, adj. 1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter. 2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party. [1760 70; < L raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see OUS] Syn. 1. rough,… … Universalium
cacophony — Synonyms and related words: Babel, Gothicism, agitation, atonalism, atonality, bad taste, barbarism, barbarousness, bedlam, bluster, bombasticness, brawl, broil, brouhaha, cacology, chaos, clinker, clumsiness, coarseness, commotion, confusion of… … Moby Thesaurus