asperity

/əsˈpeɹɪti/uh-SPEH-rih-tee

/əsˈpɛɹɪti/uh-SPEH-rih-tee

Meaningroughness

Common meaning: harshness of tone

asperrough, uneven; harshLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 174 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinasper, -era, -erum‘rough, uneven’
Frenchform
Englishasperity‘harshness of tone’ · today

asper also in: exasperate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin asper ‘rough, uneven; harsh’.

Roots

asper, -era, -erum Latin “rough, uneven; harsh”

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