harshness Copy link Outline I. Of sounds1. aspĕrĭtas (soni)2. expr. by adj.II. Of flavoursIII. Of behaviour1. aspĕrĭtas2. inclēmentia (unmercifulness; rare). Virg.3. ăcerbĭtas v. BITTERNESS, SOURNESS.4. saevĭtiaIV. Of style • harshness: I. Of sounds: 1. aspĕrĭtas (soni): Tac. G. 3. 2. expr. by adj.: there is a h. about the sound, *nonnihil rauci, duri atque horridi, sonus habet: v. harsh. II. Of flavours: austērĭtas, ăcerbĭtas: v. sourness. III. Of behaviour: 1. aspĕrĭtas: to stand in dread of the h. of an uncle, avunculi a. vereri, Nep. Att. 5, init.: without h., yet not without strictness, sine a., nec sine severitate, Vell. 2, 89. 2. inclēmentia (unmercifulness; rare). Virg. 3. ăcerbĭtas v. bitterness, sourness. 4. saevĭtia: v. cruelty. See also severity. IV. Of style: dūrĭtas Join: duritas et severitas, Cic. Or. 16, fin. (Or expr. by adj.: v. harsh. IV.)