nnoun.attributeused of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weatherSynset:badness severity
Derivationally Related Form:badsevere
Hypernyms:intensity intensiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:badnessintensitydegreepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:distressfulnessfoulnessraininessseriousness
Full Hyponyms:foulnessseriousness
nnoun.attributesomething hard to endureSynset:asperity grimness hardship rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severity
Examples:- the asperity of northern winters
Derivationally Related Form:grimsevere
Hypernyms:difficultness difficulty
Inherited Hypernyms:asperitydifficultyqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:sternness
nnoun.attributeextreme plainnessSynset:austereness severity
Derivationally Related Form:severeaustere
Hypernyms:plainness
Inherited Hypernyms:austerenessplainnessappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeexcessive sternnessSynset:hardness harshness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severity stiffness
Examples:- severity of character
- the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
- the rigors of boot camp
Derivationally Related Form:harshsevereinclementhardrigorous
Hypernyms:sternness strictness
Inherited Hypernyms:severitysternnessunpermissivenessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity