severity
About 10.10 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The state of being severe.
- noun The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.
Similar words
harshness asperity hardship grimness badness hardness stiffness rigour rigor rigorousness
Often followed by
of and in with to is or was as
Word family
severities
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