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severity noun strictness, seriousness, harshness, austerity, rigour, toughness, hardness, stringency, sternness, severeness He was sickened by the severity of the sentence. Translations severity n (= strictness, of person, appearance, style) → Strenge f; (= harshness, of critic, law, winter also, punishment, competition, test) → Härte f; (of criticism) → Schärfe f; (= seriousness, of expression, warning) → Ernst m; (of illness, injury, blow, crime, storm, loss) → Schwere f; (of pain, storm) → Stärke f, → Heftigkeit f; (of weather) → Rauheit f; the severity of the cold/drought → die große or schwere Kälte/Dürre; the severity of the frost → der starke or schwere Frost; severities → Härten pl severity [sɪˈvɛrɪtɪ] n (gen) → gravità; (of punishment) → severità; (of criticism) → durezza; (of climate, weather) → rigore m; (of damage) → ingenza; (of pain) → intensità; (of symptoms) → acutezza severity [sɪˈvɛrɪtɪ] n (gen) → gravità; (of punishment) → severità; (of criticism) → durezza; (of climate, weather) → rigore m; (of damage) → ingenza; (of pain) → intensità; (of symptoms) → acutezza How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But, in that early severity of the Puritan character, an inference of this kind could not so indubitably be drawn. And if you retort that David is naturally a depraved little boy, and so demands harsher measure, I have still my answer, to wit, what is the manner of severity meted out to him at home? "It will be absolutely necessary," said she, "as you, my dear sister, must be sensible, to treat my daughter with some severity while she is here; a most painful necessity, but I will ENDEAVOUR to submit to it. |
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