severity English

Meaning severity meaning

What does severity mean?

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severity Noun

— The severity of something is the condition of how severe the situation is.

severity

— noun (= badness) used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

— noun (= harshness, rigor, rigour) excessive sternness severity of character the harshness of his punishment was inhuman the rigors of boot camp

— noun (= austereness) extreme plainness

— noun (= asperity) something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters

Synonyms severity synonyms

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severity English » English

harshness

rigour

strictness

rigor

cruelty

sternness

severeness

austerity

rigorousness

hardness

seriousness

intensity

fierceness

violence

roughness

rigidity

inclemency

gravity

acuteness

vehemence

sharpness

rigourousness

asperity

stringency

stiffness

solemnity

grimness

virulence

sterness

starkness

oppression

keenness

intenseness

hardship

badness

austereness

verjuice

tyranny

strenuousness

poignancy

inhospitableness

hard-heartedness

firmness

earnestness

difficulty

despotism

chilliness

acrimony

acridness

wickedness