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- Dictionaryseverity/sɪˈvɛrɪti/
noun
- 1. the fact or condition of being severe: "sentences should reflect the severity of the crime" Similar Opposite
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the quality of being very unkind or unpleasant: He spoke with great severity. The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
: the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh. the severity of the climate. the severity of the punishment. Medication can help shorten the illness and lessen its severity.
Severity is a plain, no-frills hardness––or the degree of hardness. You might talk about the severity of the northern winter, or the severity of your grandfather's discipline.
Severity definition: harshness, sternness, or rigor. See examples of SEVERITY used in a sentence.
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 pain.
Noun. Filter. noun. severities. The quality or condition of being severe. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something severe, as a punishment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: badness. severeness. hardship. rigourousness. grimness. rigorousness. asperity. austereness. stiffness. inclemency. harshness. hardness.
the fact of not being kind and not showing sympathy or approval synonym sternness. He frowned with mock severity. the fact of being extremely difficult and requiring a lot of skill or ability synonym stiffness. The severity of the task ahead became apparent.
