gruffness Definition

brusqueness, huskiness, curtness, hoarseness, abruptness, shortness, affability, geniality, bluntness, sternness, abrasiveness, bravado, boyishness, earnestness, peevishness, sullenness, suavity, insouciance, imperiousness, demeanor, mischievousness, aloofness, nonchalance, playfulness, mellowness, directness, grumpiness, irascibility, sunniness, cantankerousness, impishness, wryness, archness, acerbity, smarminess, jocularity, crustiness, imperturbability, mien, gregariousness, amiability, smarm, ruefulness, glibness, basso profundo, cheeriness, quipster, slyness, brassiness, unflappability, officiousness, wisecracker, facetiousness, chirpiness, bombast, misanthropy, orneriness, inscrutability, winsomeness, gawkiness, impassivity, nasality, callowness, stoicism, joviality, jauntiness, melancholy, superciliousness, pompousness, plaintiveness, glower, courtliness, pomposity, boisterousness, pugnacity, taciturnity, ardency, cockiness, breeziness, shtick, unshowy, woodenness, backslapper, poeticism, knowingness, persona, perceptiveness, articulacy, handsomeness, unctuousness, flintiness, pathos, volubility, quaver, affectations, rasp, brooding, humor, soulfulness, affectless,