Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Raucity /(ra̤"sĭ*ty̆)/ · Rau·ci·ty · IPA 01 n. Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice. 1. Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.