Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Asperity

• (n.) Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.
• (n.) Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.
• (n.) Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.
• (n.) Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.
• (n.) Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.

Synonyms of Asperity

• Grimness
• Hardship
• Rigor
• Rigour
• Severity
• Severeness
• Rigorousness
• Rigourousness
• Sharpness

Antonyms of Asperity

• Dullness

Homophones of Asperity