severity

severity
I noun acerbitas, acerbity, acrimony, asperity, austerity, causticity, cruel treatment, cruelty, ferity, ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, force, fury, gravitas, gravity, grimness, harshness, inclemency, inexorability, inflexibility, inhumanity, intensity, might, relentlessness, rigor, rigorousness, ruthlessness, savagery, seriousness, severitas, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, turbulence, tyranny, unkindness, venom, violence, virulence II index austerity, cruelty, oppression, violence

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  • Severity — Se*ver i*ty, n.; pl. {Severities}. [L. severitas: cf. F. s[ e]v[ e]rit[ e].] The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Severity — may refer to:* Severity (2008 video game), an upcoming video game * a dimension for classifying seriousness for Technical support issues …   Wikipedia

  • severity — late 15c., austerity or strictness of life, from M.Fr. severite, from L. severitas, from severus stern, strict, serious, possibly from *se vero without kindness, from se without (see SECRET (Cf. secret)) + *vero kindness, neuter ablative of verus …   Etymology dictionary

  • severity — [sə ver′ə tē] n. [Fr sévérité < L severitas] 1. the quality or condition of being severe; specif., a) strictness; harshness b) gravity, as of expression c) rigid accuracy d) extreme plainness or restraint, as in style …   English World dictionary

  • Severity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Severity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 severity severity Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness harshness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rigor rigor stringency austerity Sgm: N 1 inclemency inclemency …   English dictionary for students

  • severity — se|ver|i|ty [ sı verəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the seriousness of something bad or unpleasant: severity of: The severity of the storm was less than expected. 2. ) the degree to which something is strict or extreme: severity of: She was surprised by… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • severity — UK [sɪˈverətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the seriousness of something bad or unpleasant severity of: The severity of the storm was less than expected. 2) the degree to which something is strict or extreme severity of: She was surprised by the… …   English dictionary

  • severity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ utmost (esp. BrE) ▪ moderate ▪ increasing ▪ varying ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • severity — /seuh ver i tee/, n., pl. severities. 1. harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity. 2. austere simplicity, as of style, manner, or taste: The severity of the decor was striking. 3. intensity or sharpness, as of cold or… …   Universalium

  • severity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Strictness Nouns 1. severity; strictness, harshness, rigor, stringency, austerity, straight face; ill treatment; inclemency, pitilessness, arrogance. See insolence, violence, authority. 2. (strict rule)… …   English dictionary for students

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