Severity

[sɪ'verɪtɪ] or [sə'vɛrəti]

Definition

(noun.) excessive sternness; 'severity of character'; 'the harshness of his punishment was inhuman'; 'the rigors of boot camp'.

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Definition

(n.) The quality or state of being severe.

(n.) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties.

(n.) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter.

(n.) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war.

(n.) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.

Edited by Davy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, acrimony.[2]. Strictness, exactness, accuracy.[3]. Simplicity, plainness, conciseness.[4]. Sharpness, keenness, causticity.[5]. Extremity, afflictiveness, violence.

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