raucity means harshness of sound; rough utterance. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “raucity” is a great word
RAUCITY — [Noun] The quality or state of being raucous; a harsh, grating roughness of sound. From Latin raucitas ("hoarseness, harshness"), from raucus ("hoarse, harsh") + the noun-forming suffix -itas ("-ity"). Unlike "sonority," which implies a deep, resonant fullness, or "murmur," which suggests a soft, indistinct flow, raucity is a specific, disruptive harshness. It is the raw scrape of a chair on stone, the strident clamor of gulls fighting over scraps, and the tearing edge of a voice pushed beyond its limit—sound stripped of all harmony, the audible texture of a world that refuses to be polite.
Etymology
From rauc(ous) + -ity, from Latin raucitas, from raucus (“hoarse”). Compare French raucité.
noun
- Harshness of sound; rough utterance“the raucity of a trumpet, or voice”