1
[ noun ] used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

Synonyms

badness

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

As an aid in reducing incidence and severity of bloat , provide 75 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride per animal daily .

Aids in reducing the incidence and severity of bloat in beef or dairy_cattle on legume pasture .

Related terms

intensity seriousness

2
[ noun ] something hard to endure

Synonyms

rigor hardship grimness rigour rigorousness asperity

Examples

"the asperity of northern winters"

Related terms

difficulty

3
[ noun ] excessive sternness

Synonyms

inclemency hardness stiffness rigor rigour harshness

Examples

"severity of character" "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman" "the rigors of boot camp"

Related terms

sternness

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Rhymes with

verity charity rarity austerity insularity dexterity vulgarity celebrity unpopularity integrity scarcity clarity diversity lividity incivility adversity maturity insecurity superiority inferiority trinity infidelity immaturity complexity enmity intensity identity entity hypersensitivity sensitivity indemnity diversity propensity levity purity realty vanity seniority density discontinuity inflexibility sensibility indestructibility obscenity necessity fallibility convertibility plausibility varsity vicinity infallibility incompatibility impossibility pretty gritty subjectivity hyperactivity inactivity connectivity activity objectivity receptivity reflexivity productivity infirmity passivity yosemite identity ubiquity venality perpetuity infinity technicality principality paternity reciprocity fraternity maternity amity christianity speciality materiality impartiality serendipity multiplicity accountability sterility simplicity duplicity affinity complicity liquidity authenticity tranquility publicity gentility gravity community immunity impunity illegality unity predictability portability suitability unreliability gullibility unprofitability permeability unpredictability stability facility comparability equanimity ethnicity durability eligibility visibility disability unavailability desirability dependability respectability culpability credibility maneuverability believability accessibility liability unanimity advisability invulnerability availability transferability invincibility instability vulnerability readability anonymity variability inevitability taxability virginity profitability inability sustainability validity pity ditty city kitty bitty witty immobility stupidity humility fertility motility mobility infertility incongruity immorality immortality plurality pomposity veracity eventuality mentality mendacity sentimentality centrality virtuosity instrumentality insanity individuality punctuality nudity comity annuity gratuity heterosexuality personality fatality functionality originality mutuality conditionality criminality nationality tenacity calamity capacity banality annuity bestiality itty-bitty rationality incredulity proportionality humanity

Phonetic and Homophones

S IH0 V EH1 R IH0 T IY0

Similar Spelling

Severt Seybert Seifert Seibert Sievert severed Seyfried Seifried Seefried

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