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severity

[ suh-ver-i-tee ]

noun

plural severities.
  1. harshness, sternness, or rigor:

    Their lives were marked by severity.

  2. austere simplicity, as of style, manner, or taste:

    The severity of the decor was striking.

  3. intensity or sharpness, as of cold or pain.
  4. grievousness; hard or trying character or effect:

    The severity of his loss was finally becoming apparent.

  5. rigid exactness or accuracy.
  6. an instance of strict or severe behavior, punishment, etc.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzȴ·i·ٲ noun plural nonseverities
  • v··i·ٲ noun
  • p··i·ٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of severity1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin ŧ, from ŧ(ܲ) severe + - -ity
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This was as a result of Christopher Fulton, 35, assaulting him in a fashion Newry Crown Court heard was "similar to a car crash" in terms of severity.

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Schwamberger said that “climate change” and the severity of wildfires in the state had led to new “economic realities.”

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Despite the severity of these symptoms, patients feel left behind by the medical system, and the community has fought for decades to gain recognition for their condition.

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Carlos Valdez, who led the prosecution against Saldívar, has expressed concerns about her release due to the severity of the crime and the potential risks she would pose to public safety.

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Previously, Cal Fire only mapped the highest severity rating, “very high,” for these local responsibility areas.

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