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Animosity vs Asperity - What's the difference?

animosity | asperity |

As nouns the difference between animosity and asperity

is that animosity is violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike while asperity is roughness as of stone or weather.

animosity

English

Noun

(animosities)
  • Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

    • Synonyms

    * enmity * hatred * opposition * acrimony

    Antonyms

    * peace

    Related terms

    * animose

    References

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    asperity

    English

    Noun

    (asperities)
  • Roughness as of stone or weather.
    • asperity of Maine's winter
  • Harshness, as of temper.
  • * 1878 : :
    • Go, ribald, get you hence
    To your cabin with celerity.
    This is the consequence
    Of ill-advised asperity !
  • Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
  • (geology) A part of a geological fault line that does not move.
    • Earthquakes begin and end at asperities .