Word
Severity
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
se-ver-i-ty
Definition
- n. - The quality or state of being severe.
- 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.
- 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.
- n. - Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as,
severity practiced on prisoners of war.
- n. - Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of
a test.
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