Definition of Severity

1. Noun. Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather.

Exact synonyms: Badness, Severeness
Generic synonyms: Intensity, Intensiveness
Specialized synonyms: Foulness, Raininess, Distressfulness, Seriousness
Derivative terms: Bad, Bad, Bad, Severe, Severe, Severe, Severe, Severe

2. Noun. Something hard to endure. "The asperity of northern winters"
Exact synonyms: Asperity, Grimness, Hardship, Rigor, Rigorousness, Rigour, Rigourousness, Severeness
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Specialized synonyms: Sternness
Derivative terms: Grim, Severe

3. Noun. Extreme plainness.
Exact synonyms: Austereness, Severeness
Generic synonyms: Plainness
Derivative terms: Austere, Austere, Severe

4. Noun. Excessive sternness. "The rigors of boot camp"

Definition of Severity

1. n. The quality or state of being severe.

Definition of Severity

1. Noun. The state of being severe. ¹

2. Noun. The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Severity

1. the quality or state of being severe [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Severity

severe combined immunodeficiency disease
severe combined immunodeficient mice
severe postanoxic encephalopathy
severed
severely
severeness
severenesses
severer
severest
severeth
severies
severin
severing
severings
severities
severity (current term)
severity of illness index
severs
severy
seviche
seviches
sevirumab
sevocation
sevoflurane
sevruga
sevrugas
sevum
sew
sew together
sew up

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