severity
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severity
- /sɪˈvɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /səˈvɛɹ.ə.ti/ US
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English severity, from Middle French severite (modern French sévérité), from Latin sevēritās. By surface analysis, severe + -ity.
noun severities
- The state of being severe. […] the fear of God whereof ' tis written Keeper : But not the fear of punishment for sin And I can see that the uncertainty In which we act is a severity , A cruelty , amounting to injustice That nothing but God's mercy can assuage . […]
- The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness. The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.
Similar: severeness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: harshness, asperity, hardship, grimness, badness, hardness, stiffness, rigour, rigor, rigorousness, inclemency, toughness, cruelty, austerity, strictness, stringency
noun
Similar: severeness
Translations
Every language
noun state of being severe
| Español | severidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 엄격함 eomgyeokham, 심각함 simgakham |
| 中文 | 严厉 yánlì |
| Português | gravidade, severidade |
| Français | sévérité |
| Italiano | severità |
| Română | severitate, asprime |
| Русский | стро́гость strógostʹ |
| العربية | صَرَامَة ṣarāma |
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