1. Noun
Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.
2. Noun
Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.
3. Noun
Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.
4. Noun
Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.
5. Noun
Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.
6. Noun
harshness of manner
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
7. Noun
something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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