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 | ||