rockiness

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English

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Etymology

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From rocky +‎ -ness.

Noun

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rockiness (usually uncountable, plural rockinesses)

  1. The state or quality of being rocky.
    1. Being full of rocks.
      Synonym: stoniness
      Coordinate terms: clayeyness, earthiness, loaminess
      rockiness of soil
    2. Turbulence physically.
      Synonym: choppiness
      Antonyms: smoothness, stability
      rockiness of an airline flight through a thunderstorm
    3. Turbulence emotionally or societally.
      Antonym: stability
      Near-synonyms: drama, dramaticness
      rockiness of a relationship or the economy
    4. The degree of rock-and-roll sound that a piece or subgenre of music has.
      Hyponym: metallicness
      Coordinate terms: jazziness, folkiness, classicality
      rockiness of some types of jazz

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