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English noun: asperity

1. asperity (attribute) something hard to endure


SamplesThe asperity of northern winters.


Synonymsgrimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity


Broader (hypernym)difficultness, difficulty


Narrower (hyponym)sternness

2. asperity (attribute) harshness of manner


Synonymssharpness


Broader (hypernym)ill nature


Antonymsbluntness, dullness









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