Thesaurus: severity

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1. n. The quality or state of being severe.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. n. Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war.
5. n. Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.
6. n. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
7. n. something hard to endure
8. n. extreme plainness
9. n. excessive sternness
10. The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: -- (a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties. "Strict age, and sour severity." Milton. (b) 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. (c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war. (d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test. Confining myself to the severity of truth. Dryden.
11. The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: --(a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as,the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline orgovernment; severity of penalties. "Strict age, and sour severity."Milton.(b) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree;extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain oranguish; the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter.(c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severitypracticed on prisoners of war.(d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.Confining myself to the severity of truth. Dryden.
12. n:100 n. excessive sternness