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SEVERENESS Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word severeness. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word severeness. (close relations)
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severity
nounn
noun

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

rigor
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• excessive sternness

hardness
nounn
noun

• the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

• a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the quality of being difficult to do

• excessive sternness

harshness
nounn
noun

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• excessive sternness

austerity
nounn
noun

• the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

gravity
nounn
noun

• (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

• a manner that is serious and solemn

• a solemn and dignified feeling

immovability
nounn
noun

• not capable of being moved or rearranged

inflexibility
nounn
noun

• a lack of physical flexibility

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

rigidity
nounn
noun

• the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

seriousness
nounn
noun

• an earnest and sincere feeling

• the quality of arousing fear or distress

• the trait of being serious

sternness
nounn
noun

• the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding

• uncompromising resolution

strictness
nounn
noun

• conscientious attention to rules and details

• uncompromising resolution

stringency
nounn
noun

• a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

• conscientious attention to rules and details

rigorousness
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigour
nounn
noun

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

rigourousness
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• something hard to endure

• excessive sternness

asperity
nounn
noun

• something hard to endure

• harshness of manner

austereness
nounn
noun

• extreme plainness

badness
nounn
noun

• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• an attribute of mischievous children

grimness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being ghastly

• something hard to endure

Best Hypernyms For SEVERENESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for severeness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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difficultness difficulty intensity intensiveness plainness sternness strictness

Alternatives for SEVERITY

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