asperity vs sternness
sternness vs asperityasperity and sternness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| asperity | Yes | No | No | No |
| sternness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sternness is a hyponym of
asperity; that is, sternness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
asperity:
- asperity: something hard to endure
- sternness: the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
| asperity (noun) | sternness (noun) |
|---|---|
| something hard to endure | uncompromising resolution |
| harshness of manner | the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding |
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