n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: DIFFICULTY 1, hardness, hardship, rigor, vicissitude
Related Words: austerity, bitterness, grimness, harshness, inclemency, severity, stringency
Contrasted Words: blandness, gentleness, mildness, softness
2
Synonyms: INEQUALITY 1, irregularity, roughness, unevenness
3
Synonyms: ACRIMONY , acerbity, mordancy
Related Words: harshness, keenness, roughness, sharpness; irritability, snappishness, tartness, waspishness
Contrasted Words: blandness, smoothness, suavity, urbanity; courtesy, gallantry
Antonyms: amenity