asperity
51asperate — (v.) 1650s, make rough, from L. asperatus, pp. of asperare to roughen, make rough, exasperate, from asper rough (see ASPERITY (Cf. asperity)). Related: Asperated; asperating …
52exasperate — 1530s, from L. exasperatus, pp. of exasperare roughen, irritate, provoke, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + asper rough (see ASPERITY (Cf. asperity)). Related: Exasperated; exasperating …
53ἀτράχυντον — ἀτρά̱χυντον , ἀτράχυντος without asperity masc/fem acc sg ἀτρά̱χυντον , ἀτράχυντος without asperity neut nom/voc/acc sg …
54diaper — [14] The notion underlying diaper is of extreme whiteness. It comes ultimately from Byzantine Greek díaspros, which was a compound formed from the intensive prefix diaand áspros ‘white’. (Aspros itself has an involved history: it started life as… …
55grimness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑rigorousness, ↑ …
56rigorousness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑ …
57rigourousness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑ …
58severeness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑rigorousness, ↑ …
59severity — noun 1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑badness, ↑severeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bad (for: ↑severeness), ↑severe …
60Acrimoniousness — Ac ri*mo ni*ous*ness, n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony. [1913 Webster] …
