raucity
English
Etymology
From rauc(ous) + -ity, from Latin raucitas, from raucus (“hoarse”). Compare French raucité.
Noun
raucity (uncountable)
- Harshness of sound; rough utterance
- Synonyms: raucousness, hoarseness
- the raucity of a trumpet, or voice
References
- “raucity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.