ALL meanings of severeness
se·vere
S s - adjective severeness harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws. 1
- adjective severeness serious or stern in manner or appearance: a severe face. 1
- adjective severeness grave; critical: a severe illness. 1
- adjective severeness rigidly restrained in style, taste, manner, etc.; simple, plain, or austere. 1
- adjective severeness causing discomfort or distress by extreme character or conditions, as weather, cold, or heat; unpleasantly violent, as rain or wind, or a blow or shock. 1
- adjective severeness difficult to endure, perform, fulfill, etc.: a severe test of his powers. 1
- adjective severeness rigidly exact, accurate, or methodical: severe standards. 1