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rockiness

/ɹˈɑkinəs/ noun

The state or quality of being rocky.

Word Origin Rockiness comes from rock + y + ness, with rock tracing back to Medieval Latin rocca, a word of uncertain origin but possibly from a pre-Roman language. The adjective rocky gives us the feeling of something full of rocks, and rockiness is that quality. Related words include bedrock, rockslide, and rocket (originally a small rock-like projectile).

noun The state or quality of being rocky. countable

The rockiness of the terrain made hiking difficult.

(名词) 多岩石 【多岩石状态】

地形的多石性使得徒步旅行变得困难。

(sustantivo) rocosidad [El estado o cualidad de ser rocoso.]

La rocosidad del terreno dificultaba la caminata.

(nom) caractère rocheux; nature rocheuse [État ou caractère de ce qui est rocheux ou couvert de rochers.]

Le caractère rocailleux du terrain rendait la randonnée difficile.

(Substantiv) Steinigkeit; Felsigkeit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, felsig oder von vielen Steinen durchsetzt zu sein.]

Die **Rockiness** des Geländes machte das Wandern beschwerlich.

(名詞) 岩が多い状態、または岩のように坚硬で不安定な性質。

その地形のrockiness（岩の多さ）のため、ハイキングは困難だった。

(substantivo) rochosidade; pedregosidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser rochoso.]

A rochosidade do terreno dificultou a caminhada.

Synonyms: stoniness ruggedness unevenness roughness cragginess hardness instability shakiness Antonyms: smoothness evenness softness stability
Word parts: rock + y + ness

Related words

rock rocky

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