severity

(sə-vĕr'ĭ-tē)

1. The state or quality of being severe.
2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.

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noun

1. The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness. See easy/hard.
2. 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.

Definition: harshness
Antonyms: leniency

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Definition: plainness
Antonyms: elaboration

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Definition: sternness
Antonyms: geniality

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Definition: strength, intensity
Antonyms: mildness