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Severeness

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Noun

1. badness, severeness, severity

used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

2. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity

something hard to endure

Example Sentences:
'the asperity of northern winters'

3. austereness, severeness, severity

extreme plainness

4. hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness

excessive sternness

Example Sentences:
'severity of character'
'the harshness of his punishment was inhuman'
'the rigors of boot camp'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Severeness

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adjective
1. 
rigorous or harsh in the treatment of others; strict
a severe parent
2. 
serious in appearance or manner; stern
3. 
critical or dangerous
a severe illness
4. 
causing misery or discomfort by its harshness
severe weather
5. 
strictly restrained in appearance; austere
a severe way of dressing
6. 
hard to endure, perform, or accomplish
a severe test
7. 
rigidly precise or exact

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Severeness

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adjectiveWord forms: seˈverer or seˈverest
1. 
harsh, strict, or highly critical, as in treatment; unsparing; stern
2. 
serious or grave; forbidding, as in expression or manner
3. 
serious or grievous
a severe wound
4. 
conforming strictly to a rule, method, standard, etc.; rigidly accurate or demanding
a severe philosophy
5. 
extremely plain or simple; unornamented; restrained
a dress with severe lines
6. 
keen; extreme; intense
severe pain
7. 
difficult; rigorous; trying
a severe test

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Severeness

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adj. se·ver·er, se·ver·est
1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others: a severe critic.
2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles: a severe code of behavior.
3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance: spoke in a severe voice.
4. Extremely plain in substance or style: a severe black dress.
5. Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress: a severe pain; a severe storm.
6. Very dangerous or harmful; grave or grievous: severe mental illness.
7. Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying: a severe test of our loyalty.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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