severity

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Etymology

From severe + -ity, from , from .

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /səˈvɛɹəti/

Noun

severity

1. The state of being severe.
2. The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

   The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

Synonyms

• severeness

Translations

• French: sévérité
• Italian: severità
• Portuguese: gravidade, severidade
• Russian: стро́гость
• Spanish: severidad

Translations

• French: gravité
• German: Härte, Stärke, Gewichtung
• Italian: gravità, serietà
• Russian: суро́вость
• Spanish: seriedad, severidad, gravedad

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