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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•per•i•ty /əˈspɛrɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner;
severity:criticized them with some asperity. - hardship;
difficulty;
rigor:a climate of great asperity.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•per•i•ty (ə sper′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -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.
- Latin
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Latin asperitās, equivalent. to asper rough + -itās -ity; replacing Middle English asprete
- Anglo-French)
- late Middle English asperite (1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acerbity, bitterness, astringency.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged affability, cheerfulness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: asperity /æˈspɛrɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- roughness or sharpness of temper
- roughness or harshness of a surface, sound, taste, etc
- the elastically compressed region of contact between two surfaces caused by the normal force
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin asperitās, from asper rough |