severity
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se·ver·i·ty
(sə-vĕr'ĭ-tē) 
n., pl., -ties.
n., pl., -ties.
- The state or quality of being severe.
- The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
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severity
noun
- The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness. See easy/hard.
- Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity: depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, fury, intensity, pitch, vehemence, vehemency, violence. See big/small/amount, strong/weak.
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severity
n
Definition: harshness
Antonyms: leniency
n
Definition: plainness
Antonyms: elaboration
n
Definition: sternness
Antonyms: geniality
n
Definition: strength, intensity
Antonyms: mildness
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