severity

/si'veriti/
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severity

The severity of the winter storm kept everyone indoors.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The quality or state of being severe: This refers to the condition of being very strict, harsh, or extreme.
    • The degree of something undesirable: Used to describe the intensity of something negative, such as pain, weather, or a situation.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The judge was known for the severity of his sentences. (The judge was known for the extreme harshness of his punishments.)
    • We were unprepared for the severity of the winter storm. (We were unprepared for the extreme intensity of the winter storm.)
    • The severity of her illness required immediate hospitalization. (The serious and extreme nature of her illness required immediate hospitalization.)
Advanced Usage
  • "with severity": in a severe or harsh manner.
    • The teacher spoke to the disruptive student with great severity. (The teacher spoke to the disruptive student in a very strict and harsh manner.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Severe (adj): extremely bad, serious, strict, or harsh.

    • He has a severe case of the flu. (He has a very serious case of the flu.)
    • The critic was severe in his judgment of the film. (The critic was very harsh in his judgment of the film.)

  • Severely (adv): in a severe manner; to a severe degree.

    • The region was severely affected by the drought. (The region was affected to a great and harmful degree by the drought.)
Synonyms
  • Harshness: The quality of being cruel, severe, or unpleasantly rough.
  • Strictness: The quality of demanding that rules are obeyed completely.
  • Rigor: The quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate; also, severity of living conditions.
  • Asperity: Harshness of tone or manner.
Related Phrases
  • "The full severity of the law": the most extreme punishment allowed by the legal system.
    • The prosecutor vowed to seek the full severity of the law for the crime. (The prosecutor vowed to seek the most extreme punishment allowed for the crime.)
severity

The severity of the winter storm kept everyone indoors.

Noun
  1. excessive sternness
    • severity of character
    • the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
    • the rigors of boot camp
  2. extreme plainness
  3. something hard to endure
    • the asperity of northern winters
  4. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

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