asperity
(noun)
noun
1. something hard to endure
- the asperity of northern winters
Similar word(s): grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, severeness, severity
Definition categories: attribute, difficultness, difficulty
2. harshness of manner
Similar word(s): sharpness
Definition categories: attribute
Sentences with asperity as a noun:
- asperity of Maine's winter