English noun: asperity | |||
1. | asperity (attribute) something hard to endure | ||
Samples | The asperity of northern winters. | ||
Synonyms | grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | difficultness, difficulty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sternness | ||
2. | asperity (attribute) harshness of manner | ||
Synonyms | sharpness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ill nature | ||
Antonyms | bluntness, dullness | ||