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- [suh-ver-i-tee]
- /səˈvɛr ɪ ti/
- /sɪˈver.ɪ.ti/
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- [suh-ver-i-tee]
- /səˈvɛr ɪ ti/
Definitions of severity word
- noun plural severity harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity. 1
- noun plural severity austere simplicity, as of style, manner, or taste: The severity of the decor was striking. 1
- noun plural severity intensity or sharpness, as of cold or pain. 1
- noun plural severity grievousness; hard or trying character or effect: The severity of his loss was finally becoming apparent. 1
- noun plural severity rigid exactness or accuracy. 1
- noun plural severity an instance of strict or severe behavior, punishment, etc. 1
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Origin of severity
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin sevēritās, equivalent to sevēr(us) severe + -itās -ity
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Parts of speech for Severity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
severity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for severity
noun severity
- abusiveness — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- acuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
Antonyms for severity
noun severity
- moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- judiciousness — The state of being judicious.
- laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- laxness — Halldór Kiljan [hahl-dohr kil-yahn] /ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.
- lenience — the quality or state of being lenient.
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