Synonyms

1. severeness
2. austereness

Sentence Examples

1. The severity of the downpour had caught Mark unprepared.
2. Every feeling was offended and the forbearance of her outward submission left a heavy arrear due of secret severity in her reflections on the unmanageable goodwill of Mr.
3. All crimes against the state are punished here with the utmost severity but if the person accused makes his innocence plainly to appear upon his trial, the accuser is immediately put to an ignominious death and out of his goods or lands the innocent person is quadruply recompensed for the loss of his time, for the danger he underwent, for the hardship of his imprisonment, and for all the charges he has been at in making his defense or, if that fund be deficient, it is largely supplied by the crown.
4. Geirolf brought his voice down with a bit more severity than before.
5. Closing her eyes, Khaly leaned back and suddenly understood the severity of the situation.
6. Every use of magic has an equal backlash effect, and there are three levels of increasing severity.
7. Unnerved by their severity, Autumn Leaves faltered.
8. Of course, the severity of their reactions will depend very much on how thirsty they are.
9. Make no mistake, my friends, these are extraordinary measures and they all point to the severity of the situation.
10. The severity of what was happening in the hospital started to sink in as he walked through the door, finding Don and Liz waiting for him.