Abrasiveness

/əˈbreɪsɪvnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or degree of being rough and causing wear through friction; or the quality of being harsh and irritating in manner or speech.

Etymology

From 'abrasive' plus the noun suffix '-ness,' which converts adjectives into abstract nouns describing the quality itself.

Kelly Says

Sandpaper's abrasiveness is measured on standardized grit scales, but human abrasiveness is much harder to quantify—yet both kinds of 'roughness' damage things around them, one materially and one emotionally.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
abrasió
AMአማርኛ
磨擦
mo-chaar
ARالعربية
خشونة
khus-o-na
BGБългарски
абрасив
BNবাংলা
কর্ণশীলতা
kor-n-sheel-ta
CACatalà
abrasivitat
ah-bra-si-vi-tat
CSČeština
abrazivita
ah-bra-zi-vi-ta
DADansk
slibelighed
slib-e-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Scheuerfähigkeit
shuh-er-fah-e-heit
ELΕλληνικά
απολεπτικότητα
ah-po-lep-ti-ko-te-ta
ESEspañol
abrasividad
ah-bra-si-vi-dad
ETEesti
abrasió
EUEuskara
abrasió
FAفارسی
ساین
sa-een
FISuomi
hiekalainen
hiek-ah-lai-nen
FRFrançais
abrasivité
ah-bra-see-vi-te
GLGalego
abrasió
GUGU
અવરોધક
a-vo-ro-dhak
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
צורבות
ts-o-r-v-ot
HIहिन्दी
घर्षणशीलता
gharshaNa-sheel-ta
HRHrvatski
abrasió
HUMagyar
csiszolósság
chi-sho-lo-so-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
abrasivitas
ah-bra-si-vi-tas
IGIG
n'eti
neh-tee
ITItaliano
abrasivita'
ah-bra-si-vi-ta
JA日本語
研磨性
ken-ma-sei-te
KKKK
жөндеу
jhon-deu
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
마모성
ma-mo-seong
LTLietuvių
abrāšó
LVLatviešu
abrāšó
MNМонгол
абрасив
MRMR
रगडणे
ra-ga-d-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
abrasivitas
ah-bra-si-vi-tas
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း
kyoon
NLNederlands
schuurkracht
shoo-r-kraf-t
NONorsk
slipenhet
slib-pen-het
PAPA
ਖਰ
khar
PLPolski
cierpkość
chy-er-p-k-vo-st
PTPortuguês
abrasividade
ah-bra-si-vi-da-de
RORomână
abrasivitate
ah-bra-si-vi-ta-te
RUРусский
абразивность
ah-bra-zi-v-no-st'
SKSlovenčina
abrasió
SLSlovenščina
abrasió
SRСрпски
абрасив
SVSvenska
slipenhet
slee-pen-het
SWKiswahili
kundu
kun-doo
TAதமிழ்
அரைப்பான்
arai-paan
TEతెలుగు
పరిగణన
pa-ri-ga-na
THไทย
ขัดถู
khat-too
TLTL
abrasibo
ah-bra-see-bo
TRTürkçe
sürtünmelilik
soert-oon-mel-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
абразивності
ah-bra-zi-v-no-sti
URاردو
خشن
khashn
VITiếng Việt
mài mòn
my-may-mon
YOYO
àgbà
ah-g-bah
ZH中文
研磨性
yán mó xìng
ZUZU
isilusi
ee-si-loo-see

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