Noun: asperity u'spe-ri-tee
- The quality of being hard to endure, uninviting or formidable
"the asperity of northern winters";
- grimness, hardship, rigor [US], rigour [Brit, Cdn], severity, severeness [rare], rigorousness
- Harshness of manner
"The asperity in her voice made it clear she was displeased";
- sharpness
Derived forms: asperities
Type of: difficultness, difficulty, ill nature
Encyclopedia: Asperity