Latvian

Noun

negludums m (1st declension)

1. (usually in the singular) roughness (the quality of that which is rough, not smooth)

   ceļa negludums‎ ― the roughness of the road

   finiera plāksnes negludums — the roughness of the veneer plate

2. rough, unpolished spot, imperfection (on something; metaphorically, also in a written text, in language, style, etc.)

   dēļa negludumi‎ ― the rough spots of the board

   zem riteņiem tieši pagadījās negludums, mašīna palēcās un arī pasažierus pameta uz augšu‎ ― right under the wheels there happened to be a rough spot, the car jumped and threw the passengers up

   viņš man parāda vairākus trūkumus manuskriptā, paskaidro sintakses negludumus'‎ ― he showed me more defects in the manuscript, he explained the rough spots, mistakes of syntax

3. (usually plural; of life, work, etc.) difficulties, hardships, problems, failures

   sadzīves negludumi‎ ― the difficulties of living together

Declension

Synonyms

• asums
• raupjums
• rupjums, rupjība
• skarbums

Antonyms

• gludums
• maigums
• mīkstums