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Meaning of asperity in English
Pronunciation
/əˈspɛrədi/
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Noun
asperity
Etymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘hardship, rigor’): from Old French asperite, or Latin asperitas, from asper‘rough’
Definitions
1.
something hard to endure
Examples
« the asperity of northern winters »
2.
harshness of manner
Antonyms
dullness
dulness
bluntness