Roughage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Roughage is a noun meaning (agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
Meaning
(agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
More Meanings
- Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
- (nutrition) Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.
Example Sentences
I keep telling her not to eat all that roughage for brekky; prunes, bran, and baked beans.
Word Forms
- roughages
Synonyms for roughage
Depending on context, synonyms include roughness.
Antonyms for roughage
Common opposites include nonroughage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bran, ruffage, trash, garbage, junk, crap.
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