severity

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /səˈvɛɹɨɾi/

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Noun

severity (plural severities)

1. The state of being severe.
2. The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

   The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

Translations

state of being severe

• Dutch: ernst (nl) f, strengheid (nl) f
• Finnish: vakavuus, ankaruus, kovuus
• French: sévérité (fr) f
• Italian: severità (it) f

• Romanian: severitate (ro) f
• Russian: строгость (ru) (strógostʹ) f
• Spanish: severidad (es) f
• Volapük: sevär (vo)

degree of something undesirable; badness

• Czech: závažnost (cs) f
• Dutch: ernst (nl) f, ongewenstheid (nl) f, slechtheid (nl) f
• Finnish: pahuus (fi)
• German: Härte (de) f, Stärke (de) f, Gewichtung (de) f

• Persian: شدت (fa) (šeddat)
• Russian: суровость (ru) (suróvostʹ) f
• Spanish: seriedad (es) f, severidad (es) f
• Turkish: derece (tr), ciddiyet (tr)