Definition of asperity Asperity
/ʌspɛˈɹɪti/ - [usperitee] - as•per•i•ty
We found 13 definitions of asperity from 5 different sources.
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What does asperity mean?
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NounPlural: asperities |
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| asperity - something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" | ||
| grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness | ||
| difficultness, difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" | ||
| asperity - harshness of manner | ||
| sharpness | ||
| ill nature a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- asperity (n.)
Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness. - asperity (n.)
Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity. - asperity (n.)
Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness. - asperity (n.)
Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness. - asperity (n.)
Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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asperity
as-per′i-ti, n. roughness: harshness: bitter coldness. [L. asperitat-em, asper, rough.]
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🔤- asperity, noun, singular of asperities.
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