asperity

[ uh-sper-i-tee ]

/ əˈspɛr ɪ ti /

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noun, plural as·per·i·ties.

harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity.

hardship; difficulty; rigor: the asperities of polar weather.

roughness of surface; unevenness.

something rough or harsh.

Origin of asperity

1200–50; late Middle English asperite (<Anglo-French ) <Latin asperitās, equivalent to asper rough + -itās-ity; replacing Middle English asprete<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin

SYNONYMS FOR asperity

1 acerbity, bitterness, astringency.

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ANTONYMS FOR asperity

1 affability, cheerfulness.

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Words nearby asperity

Asperges, aspergilloma, aspergillosis, aspergillum, aspergillus, asperity, aspermatism, aspermia, asperse, aspersion, aspersorium

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Example sentences from the Web for asperity

He looked at the president when the president spoke, and his expression revealed no asperity or disdain.
Why Obama Lost|David Frum|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Decima is sure to be at some work or other for Jan," was the answer, the asperity of Lady Verner's tone not decreasing.
Verner's Pride|Mrs. Henry Wood
This consciousness mingled an ingredient of asperity with their genuine pity for May.
Quisant|Anthony Hope
"It is unseemly to go about on a night like this without a lantern," he said with asperity.
Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle

"It's one of Madam's cast-offs, I expect," said Mrs. Hopkins, with some asperity of manner.
It May Be True Volume 1 of 3|Mrs. Wood
"I was talking neither mechanics nor religion," affirmed the Bride, with the faintest possible tinge of asperity.
Rainy Week|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for asperity

asperity

/ (æˈspɛrɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

roughness or sharpness of temper

roughness or harshness of a surface, sound, taste, etc

a condition hard to endure; affliction

physics the elastically compressed region of contact between two surfaces caused by the normal force

Word Origin for asperity

C16: from Latin asperitās, from asper rough

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	asperity
释义	asperity [ uh-sper-i-tee ] / əˈspɛr ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR asperity ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural as·per·i·ties. harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity. hardship; difficulty; rigor: the asperities of polar weather. roughness of surface; unevenness. something rough or harsh. Origin of asperity 1200–50; late Middle English asperite (<Anglo-French ) <Latin asperitās, equivalent to asper rough + -itās-ity; replacing Middle English asprete<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin SYNONYMS FOR asperity 1 acerbity, bitterness, astringency. SEE SYNONYMS FOR asperity ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR asperity 1 affability, cheerfulness. SEE ANTONYMS FOR asperity ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby asperity Asperges, aspergilloma, aspergillosis, aspergillum, aspergillus, asperity, aspermatism, aspermia, asperse, aspersion, aspersorium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asperity He looked at the president when the president spoke, and his expression revealed no asperity or disdain. Why Obama Lost\|David Frum\|October 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST "Decima is sure to be at some work or other for Jan," was the answer, the asperity of Lady Verner's tone not decreasing. Verner's Pride\|Mrs. Henry Wood This consciousness mingled an ingredient of asperity with their genuine pity for May. Quisant\|Anthony Hope "It is unseemly to go about on a night like this without a lantern," he said with asperity. Helmet of Navarre\|Bertha Runkle "It's one of Madam's cast-offs, I expect," said Mrs. Hopkins, with some asperity of manner. It May Be True Volume 1 of 3\|Mrs. Wood "I was talking neither mechanics nor religion," affirmed the Bride, with the faintest possible tinge of asperity. Rainy Week\|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott British Dictionary definitions for asperity asperity / (æˈspɛrɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties roughness or sharpness of temper roughness or harshness of a surface, sound, taste, etc a condition hard to endure; affliction physics the elastically compressed region of contact between two surfaces caused by the normal force Word Origin for asperity C16: from Latin asperitās, from asper rough Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to asperity irritability, acrimony, sullenness, tartness, sharpness, bitterness, roughness, difficulty, acerbity, irascibility, peevishness, meanness, disagreeableness, sourness, crabbiness, moroseness, crossness, churlishness
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asperity

noun, plural as·per·i·ties.

Origin of asperity

SYNONYMS FOR asperity

ANTONYMS FOR asperity

Words nearby asperity

Example sentences from the Web for asperity

British Dictionary definitions for asperity

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for asperity

Words related to asperity