English Explanatory Dictionary

severity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/sɪˈvɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ /səˈvɛɹ.ə.ti/ en-us-severity.ogg

Word forms

severity severities

Etymology

From Middle English severity, from Middle French severite (modern French sévérité), from Latin sevēritās. By surface analysis, severe + -ity.

Synonyms

severeness

Derived words

overseverity unseverity
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