Asperity Definition

ă-spĕrĭ-tē
asperities
noun
asperities
Roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate.
The asperity of northern winters.
American Heritage
Roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, weather, etc. or of circumstances.
Webster's New World
Severity; rigor.
American Heritage
Harshness or sharpness of temper.
Webster's New World
A slight projection from a surface; a point or bump.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Asperity

Noun

Singular:
asperity
Plural:
asperities

Origin of Asperity

  • Middle English asperite from Old French asprete from Latin asperitās from asper rough

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French asprete, from Latin asperitatem, from asper (“rough”).

    From Wiktionary

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