Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Asperity

Civility

The most appropriate antonym of the given word asperity is civility.

• Asperity means harshness or roughness of manner.
• Civility means politeness or courtesy.

The other words listed are not antonyms of asperity.

• Virility means strength or vigor.
• Acridity means harshness or bitterness of taste or temper.
• Curiosity means a desire to learn or know about something.