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

How to pronounce severity?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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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. Daniel Bober:

   Generally, the reason that someone presents to a hospital for a psychiatric condition like depression is because either they are acutely suicidal or they have been deemed unable to take care of themselves. And when I say unable to take care of themselves, I mean, their basic needs – food, hydration, hygiene – are all things that they’re required to do on a daily basis, and they are unable to do this due to the severity of their depression.

2. Rochelle Walensky:

   An increase in flu infections and flu severity could put an additional burden on our health care system and increase stress on our nation’s healthcare workers, just like with COVID-19, we need as many people as possible to be vaccinated for influenza so that we can provide protection for those who are at most risk.

3. Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

   If criminals come within the reach of our law, whether they’re male or female, they will face the full severity of our law, ... There are criminals who go to jail all the time and they have children, and the children of these particular criminals will be dealt with in the same way that the children of criminals are normally dealt with.

4. Henry David Thoreau:

   Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.

5. Sam Wang:

   Our hospital has continued to see an increase in young children presenting to the ED ; however, the severity of symptoms appear to be less.

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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