What does inclemency mean?
Definitions for inclemency
in·clemen·cy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word inclemency.
Princeton's WordNet
bad weather, inclemency, inclementnessnoun
weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
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"
Wiktionary
inclemencynoun
The quality of being inclement
inclemencynoun
A lack of clemency
inclemencynoun
Something that is inclement
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inclemencynoun
Unmercifulness; cruelty; severity; harshness; roughness.
Etymology: inclemence, Fr. inclementia, Latin.
And though by tempests of the prize bereft,
In heaven's inclemency some ease we find:
Our foes we vanquish'd by our valour left. Dryden.
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inclemency
Inclemency refers to harsh or severe conditions in the weather or environment, often unsuitable and unpleasant. It can also refer to someone's behavior or attitude that is unmerciful, cruel or ruthless. The state or quality of being unkind, severe, or harsh.
Webster Dictionary
Inclemencynoun
the state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity
Inclemencynoun
physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inclemency in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inclemency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of inclemency in a Sentence
The great end of all human industry is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modeled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators. Even the lonely savage, who lies exposed to the inclemency of the elements and the fury of wild beasts, forgets not, for a moment, this grand object of his being.
The great end of all human industry, is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modelled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators. Even the lonely savage, who lies exposed to the inclemency of the elements and the fury of wild beasts, forgets not, for a moment, this grand object, of his being.
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