severeness
The property of being severeThe property of being severe.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The property of being severe.
Everyone was surprised by the severeness of the sentence the judge imposed.
More definitions
- excessive sternness
- extreme plainness
- used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
- something hard to endure
Forms
plural: severenesses| Singular | severeness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
14 synonymsClose in meaning
- excessive sternness:severityharshnessrigorrigourrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardness
- extreme plainness:austerenessseverity
- used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather:badnessseverity
- something hard to endure:asperitygrimnesshardshiprigorrigourseverityrigorousnessrigourousness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsevere
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable