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English
Etymology
severe + -ity, from Middle French severite, from Latin severitas.
Pronunciation
Noun
severity (countable and uncountable, plural severities)
- The state of being severe.
1948, Harold Vinal, Voices, numbers 132-136, →OCLC, page 51:[…] the fear of God whereof ' tis written Keeper : But not the fear of punishment for sin
And I can see that the uncertainty In which we act is a severity ,
A cruelty , amounting to injustice
That nothing but God's mercy can assuage . […]
- The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.
Synonyms
Translations
degree of something undesirable; badness