Definitions for SEVERITY
səˈvɛr ɪ tisever·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. badness, severity, severenessnoun

   used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

2. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousnessnoun

   something hard to endure

   "the asperity of northern winters"

3. austereness, severity, severenessnoun

   extreme plainness

4. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffnessnoun

   excessive sternness

   "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. severitynoun

   The state of being severe.

2. severitynoun

   The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

   The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Severitynoun

   Etymology: severitas, Latin.

   1. Cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment.

   I laugh to see your ladyship so fond,
   To think that you have ought but Talbot’s shadow
   Whereon to practise your severity. William Shakespeare.

   He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian rock
   With rigorous hands; he hath resisted law,
   And therefore law shall scorn him further trial
   Than the severity of publick power,
   Which he so sets at nought. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Never were so great rebellions expiated with so little blood, as for the severity used upon those taken in Kent, it was but upon a scum of people. Francis Bacon.

   There is a difference between an ecclesiastical censure and severity: for under a censure we only include excommunication, suspension, and an interdict; but under an ecclesiastical severity every other punishment of the church is intended; but according to some, a censure and a severity is the same. John Ayliffe.

   2. Hardness; power of distressing.

   Though nature hath given insects sagacity to avoid the winter cold, yet its severity finds them out. Matthew Hale, Orig. of Mank.

   3. Strictness; rigid accuracy.

   Confining myself to the severity of truth, becoming, I must pass over many instances of your military skill. Dryd.

   4. Rigour; austerity; harshness; want of mildness; want of indulgence.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. severity

   The extent of seriousness or intensity of something such as an event, situation, disease, or condition. Severity indicates the degree of harm or damage, or the level of difficulty or challenge involved.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. Severitynoun

   the quality or state of being severe

2. Severitynoun

   gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties

3. Severitynoun

   the quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter

4. Severitynoun

   harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war

5. Severitynoun

   exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test

6. Etymology: [L. severitas: cf. F. svrit.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Severity

   Severity is a canceled first-person shooter video game that was being developed for Microsoft Windows and two console systems. Funded by the Cyberathlete Professional League's parent company, it was being developed by Escalation Studios. The planned features of the game included a blend of different FPS gameplay styles, separating them as individual game-modes, as well as cross-platform multiplayer gameplay with Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Severity was announced by game developer John Romero in a 2006 video. Despite the Cyberathlete Professional League announcing that it was ceasing tournament operations on 13 March 2008, and then being acquired by an investment group based in the United Arab Emirates on 25 August 2008, Tom Mustaine, the director of Escalation Studios, said that the studio would continue to work on Severity, although it was not their main focus at the time. Angel Munoz, founder of the Cyberathlete Professional League, confirmed in an October 2009 interview that production on Severity had ended because no publisher had shown interest.

Matched Categories

1. • Difficulty
   • Intensity
   • Plainness

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How to pronounce SEVERITY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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How to say SEVERITY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SEVERITY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SEVERITY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SEVERITY in a Sentence

1. David Doniger:

   There are people in Houston who get it, that climate change contributed to the severity of the rainfall in Hurricane Harvey, as those impacts pile up, I think that also will have a political impact in those red states.

2. Mark Kosieradzki:

   The number of calls we get are increasing. The severity of some of the problems we're seeing is increasing. Whether more people are calling because there's a greater awareness in the community or whether there's more problems, I guess it would be nice if we had information from [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] about that, but the fact of the matter is, we'll get six to eight calls a day in our law firm, certainly, there's good nursing homes out there, but there's also nursing homes that are focused on their profits as opposed to the care they're giving, and that's what we try to focus on to change.

3. Emily Fuentes:

   Emily Fuentes said that many of these refugees are denied food rations or have them stolen. They are also pushed out of food lines by others in the camp and endure verbal attacks on a daily basis. Despite the severity of their problems, many of the Christian and Yazidi refugees are not reporting them. The survey found that many feel that they will endure more trouble if they report the incidents to officials. Only 17 percent of respondents complained to local police officials. The language barrier was a factor, as well, and no action was taken on past incidents, making it less likely for new victims to come forward. Open Doors said the survey is the most comprehensive of its kind and it brings awareness to a growing issue. We hope this puts pressure on the German government to address what is going on within their borders, we want to ensure that that they are protected. This is actually happening. They need your help.

4. Brink Fidler:

   I do know she was in the hallway by herself. There was a confrontation, I’m sure. You can tell the way she is lying in the hallway. she understood the severity of the topic and the severity of the teachers needing to have the knowledge of what to do in that situation.

5. Unvaccinated Covid patient:

   We just didn't know the severity of the disease ... especially, this Delta variant. ... It just hadn't hit that close to home, yet.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SEVERITY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Severity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SEVERITY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SEVERITY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SEVERITY
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SEVERITY