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severity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | badness, severeness |
| Type of | intensiveness, intensity |
| Has types | raininess, foulness, seriousness, distressfulness |
| Derivation | severe |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, stiffness |
| Type of | sternness, strictness |
| Derivation | severe |
severity of character.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness |
| Type of | difficultness, difficulty |
| Has types | sternness |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | austereness, severeness |
| Type of | plainness |
Examples of severity
severity
If collisions did occur both those factors would reduce the severity of impacts.
From the themercury.com.au
The severity of the penalties is almost unprecedented in major college football.
From the heraldtribune.com
Perhaps it's time to treat boozers with the same severity that we treat smokers.
From the independent.co.uk
Participants were divided into two groups based on the severity of their asthma.
From the sciencedaily.com
We're trying to characterize the severity and the epidemiologic characteristics.
From the cnn.com
In addition, Wallace suffered a back injury in Game 5 whose severity is unknown.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The problems associated with these disorders are many and can range in severity.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
The rules are complicated, but this should not disguise their apparent severity.
From the economist.com
What determines severity among patients with painful functional bowel disorders?
From the nature.com
- Badness: used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
- Asperity: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
- Austereness: extreme plainness
- Excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
- (severe) intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
- (severe) hard: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
- Severity is a canceled first-person shooter video game that was being developed for Microsoft Windows and two console systems. Funded by the Cyberathlete Professional League's parent company, it was being developed by Escalation Studios. ...
- (severe) Strict or harsh
- (Severe) Bad. Also, anyone with an unusually bizarre appearance or just the ability to look extremely mean when needed.
