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raucity

raucity noun: harshness of sound; rough utterance.

Noun

raucity (uncountable)

  1. Harshness of sound; rough utterance
    • the raucity of a trumpet, or voice

Synonyms of raucity

Origin of raucity

From rauc(ous) + -ity, from Latin raucitas, from raucus (“hoarse”). Compare French raucité.

Questions about raucity

What does raucity mean?
Raucity means harshness of sound; rough utterance.
What part of speech is raucity?
Raucity is a noun.

Words near raucity in the dictionary

  1. Rauch
  2. rauchite
  3. raucid
  4. raucidities
  5. raucidity
  6. raucity
  7. Rauco
  8. raucous
  9. raucously
  10. raucousness
  11. raucousnesses

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