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

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Zhang Dongshuo:

   Chinese law stipulates that during an appeal, only if new evidence is discovered and retried can there be an increase in the severity of a sentence, they are not new facts so you cannot increase the severity of the sentence.

2. Blake White:

   Increased speeds lead to more fatal and injury crashes, when speed increases, the severity of the crash is exponentially worse.

3. Tim Nolan:

   There are a number of possible reasons for the loss of communications among them the increasing severity of Hurricane Joaquin.

4. Timothy Russell:

   This is a virus which has enormous variation in its severity -- both variation among different people of the same age, but also variation by age group, its really a group responsibilityto minimize the spread... if you are old it is likely to be very severe.

5. Taskina Bhuiyan:

   Students are nervous, we are even more nervous since ASU is not providing us with anymore updates. I understand that they do not want to cause a panic amongst the students and faculty. However, they need to let us know the severity of the situation because most students are still not taking this matter as seriously as they should be.

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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