Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun asperity

2 senses of asperity

Sense 1
asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness -- (something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters")
       => difficulty, difficultness -- (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")

Sense 2
asperity, sharpness -- (harshness of manner)
       => ill nature -- (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)