English Explanatory Dictionary

asper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
noun
  1. Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
noun
  1. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈæspə/ /ˈæspɚ/ En-us-asper.ogg

Word forms

asper more asper most asper aspre aspers aspron

Etymology

From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).

Derived words

spiritus asper
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