noun · countable / uncountable · rare

asperity

as·per·i·ty

asperity · asperities

труднощі, тяготи, трудність

суровость, жёсткость

Schlag, Stoß, Beule

The quality of having a rough or uneven surfaceThe quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.

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/əˈspɛɹɪti/

» The debate was marked by unusual asperity on both sides.

Meaning

7 senses

(formal, uncountable)The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.
(countable, formal)A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
(figuratively, formal, uncountable)The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience; (countable) a thing that is harsh and difficult to endure; a difficulty, a hardship.
the asperity of Maine’s winter
(figuratively, formal, uncountable)The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one behaves or speaks toward another person; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a deeply hostile or resentful feeling; an animosity, a hatred.
суро́востьsuróvostʹ, жёсткостьžóstkostʹ
(archaic, countable, figuratively, formal, uncountable)Of sound: gratingness, harshness.
harshness of manner
(archaic, countable, figuratively, formal, uncountable)Of taste: harshness or sharpness; acridity, tartness.
(archaic, countable, figuratively, formal, uncountable)Of writing: a lack of elegance and refinement; inelegance, roughness.

Examples

3 sentences

The debate was marked by unusual asperity on both sides.
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In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
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"Do you see any prospect of solving this mystery, Mr. Holmes?" she asked, with a touch of asperity in her voice.
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Translations

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quality of being harsh or severe in the way one behaves or speaks toward another person — see also harshness, severity:

Origin

From Middle English asprete, asperite, from Old French aspreté (modern French âpreté), fro

From Middle English asprete, asperite, from Old French aspreté (modern French âpreté), from Latin asperitātem, the accusative singular of asperitās (“roughness, unevenness; fierceness, severity; harshness, sharpness; acidity, tartness”), from asper (“coarse, rough, uneven; bitter, fierce harsh; rude, unrefined; etc.”) (probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂esp- (“to cut”)) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being)). The spelling of the English word is influenced directly by Latin asperitātem. Doublet of asperitas.

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