- 1. n. The quality or state of being severe. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 4. n. Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war. Source: opted
- 5. n. Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test. Source: opted
- 6. n. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather Source: wordnet
- 7. n. something hard to endure Source: wordnet
- 8. n. extreme plainness Source: wordnet
- 9. n. excessive sternness Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 12. n:100 n. excessive sternness Source: ecdict
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