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I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.
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Meaning of "severity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEVERITY

severity  [sɪˈvɛrətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEVERITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Severity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEVERITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of severity in the English dictionary

The first definition of severity in the dictionary is the quality of being rigorous or harsh in the treatment of others; strictness. Other definition of severity is intensity; extremity. Severity is also the quality of being plain in appearance or lacking in decoration; austerity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEVERITY


carroty
ˈkærətɪ
democraty
dɪˈmɒkrətɪ
encraty
ˈɛnkrətɪ
fissiparity
ˌfɪsɪˈpærətɪ
liberty
ˈlɪbətɪ
obesity
əʊˈbiːsətɪ
osmolarity
ˌɒzməʊˈlærətɪ
parroty
ˈpærətɪ
poverty
ˈpɒvətɪ
property
ˈprɒpətɪ
similarity
ˌsɪmɪˈlærətɪ
sincerity
sɪnˈserətɪ
society
səˈsaɪətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
superiority
suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
unpopularity
ˌʌnpɒpjʊˈlærətɪ
validity
vəˈlɪdətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
versatility
ˌvɜːsəˈtɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEVERITY

sever
severability
severable
several
severalfold
severally
severalties
severalty
severance
severance motion
severance package
severance pay
severe
severely
severeness
Severn
Severnaya Dvina
Severnaya Zemlya
Severus
severy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEVERITY

alterity
ambidexterity
asperity
austerity
authority
celerity
coprosperity
dexterity
ferity
indexterity
insincerity
inverity
jequerity
legerity
posterity
procerity
prosperity
queerity
sinisterity
temerity
verity

Synonyms and antonyms of severity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SEVERITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «severity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of severity

Translation of «severity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEVERITY

Find out the translation of severity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of severity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «severity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

严重性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

severidad
570 millions of speakers

English

severity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंभीरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжесть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gravidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দয়তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gravité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重症度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심각도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keruwetan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mức độ nghiêm trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீவிரத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीव्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şiddet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gravità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nasilenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

severitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σοβαρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

erns
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svårighetsgrad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alvorlighetsgrad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of severity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEVERITY»

The term «severity» is very widely used and occupies the 14.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEVERITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «severity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «severity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about severity

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10 QUOTES WITH «SEVERITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word severity.
1
Louis Aragon
I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style.
2
William Wells Brown
Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.
3
George Catlin
An Indian's dress of deer skins, which is wet a hundred times upon his back, dries soft; and his lodge also, which stands in the rains, and even through the severity of winter, is taken down as soft and as clean as when it was first put up.
4
Margaret Chan
For a pandemic of moderate severity, this is one of our greatest challenges: helping people to understand when they do not need to worry, and when they do need to seek urgent care.
5
Steven Chu
I think the Caribbean countries face rising oceans and they face increase in the severity of hurricanes. This is something that is very, very scary to all of us. The island states in the world represent - I remember this number - one-half of 1 percent of the carbon emissions in the world. And they will - some of them will disappear.
6
Jim Costa
This Department of Treasury, run by this administration, using the same tried and true accounting methods that every business in America uses, cast new light on the fiscal severity that our Nation is facing, what some would call a mess.
7
Gray Davis
I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.
8
Harry Johnston
As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy.
9
Alphonse Karr
Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.
10
Henry Mayhew
In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and ran down it with like severity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEVERITY»

Discover the use of severity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to severity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spine Classifications and Severity Measures
This one of a kind reference text summarizes over 185 spine classification or severity easures with standardized art work, provides ratings and critical evaluations of pertinent strengths and weaknesses in a concise and systematic fashion ...
Jens R. Chapman, Joseph R. Dettori, Daniel C. Norvell, 2009
2
The Severity of God: Religion and Philosophy Reconceived
This book explores the role of divine severity in the character and wisdom of God, and the flux and difficulties of human life in relation to divine salvation.
Paul K. Moser, 2013
3
Assessing and Treating Low Incidence/High Severity ...
This concise volume offers up-to-date information on these conditions, which, though relatively rare, may have profound effect not only on the children themselves but also their families, friends, and the community at large.
Stefan C. Dombrowski, Karen L. Gischlar, Martin Mrazik, 2011
4
Diagnosis and Severity of Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence
Contents: Diagnostic and Severity Work Group Reports; Selected Findings From DSM-IV Substance Abuse Field Trials Data Set; Selected Findings From Nat'l Health Interview Survey Related to Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems; Yale/Univ. ...
Jack D. Blaine, Arthur M. Horton, Jr., Leland H. Towle, 1997
5
Operational Risk with Excel and VBA: Applied Statistical ...
AGGREGATING SEVERITY OF LOSS AM FBEQUaiCY OF LOSS DISTRIBUTIONS Even though in practice we may not have access to a historical sample of aggregate losses, it is possible to create sample values that represent aggregate OR ...
Nigel Da Costa Lewis, 2004
6
ADHD in Adults: What the Science Says
The Milwaukee Study offers an additional means of exploring the predictive value of ADHD symptoms for determining severity of impairment. In this case, it can address the extent to which severity of childhood ADHD—related behavior is ...
Russell A. Barkley, Kevin R. Murphy, Mariellen Fischer, 2007
7
Relationship of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sickle Cell ...
Results. Younger children had more severe OSA ( r=-.314, p=.017), and older children had more severe SCD (medical contacts, r=.303, p=.021; days of care, r=.369, p=.007).
Valerie E. Rogers, 2009
8
Long-range prediction of Grand Banks iceberg season ...
This study applies two complementary statistical methods to develop long-range prediction models for the occurrence of icebergs on the Grand Banks.
L. W Davidson, Environmental Studies Revolving Funds (Canada), 1986
9
Variables Influencing the Severity of IPO Underpricing: An ...
Underpricing refers to the phenomenon of abnormal first-day returns from initial public offerings (IPOs).
Justyna Dietrich, 2012
10
The Frequency and Severity of Medical Malpractice Claims
The frequency and severity of medical malpractice claims increased dramatically in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Patricia Munch Danzon, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEVERITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term severity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thompson still in top five for crime severity but declining faster than …
In Thompson, overall crime severity was down by 15.12 per cent from 2013, with violent crime severity down nine per cent to 221.04 – fourth-highest in the ... «Thompson Citizen, Jul 15»
2
Halton still has lowest crime severity index of all large municipalities …
Halton has the 15th lowest index of all the 303 reporting municipalities with a population in excess of 10,000, as well as the 19th lowest violent crime severity ... «InsideHalton.com, Jul 15»
3
The step-by-step plan to take control of type 2 diabetes, written by Dr …
A 12-year study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology sought to assess the severity of progression of diabetes and the risk of ... «Diabetes.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
OpenSSL tells users to prepare for a high severity flaw
According to the OpenSSL Project's security policy, the flaws that are flagged as high severity affect common configurations and are likely to be exploitable. «InfoWorld, Jul 15»
5
Aerobic exercise may cut asthma severity
Celso Carvalho from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and colleagues compared the impact of aerobic training and breathing exercises on the severity of ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
6
Public Release: 12-Jun-2015 Physical activity decreases over time …
Physical activity decreases substantially over time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at all levels of severity, according to a new ... «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
7
GM's OnStar predicts injury severity to help crash victims
General Motors' OnStar unit is introducing a technology that it thinks will accurately predict the severity of crash victims' injuries, and communicate it to first ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
8
Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity and improves …
Aerobic exercise seems to curb the severity of asthma symptoms and ... It should be routinely added to the drug treatment of moderate to severe asthma, suggest ... «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
9
Hunter puppy killer appeals severity of sentence
He killed nine puppies with a brick at Kurri Kurri earlier this year, and is appealing the severity of his sentence. His mental health status is part of grounds for his ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
10
Public Release: 8-Jun-2015 Study finds weight loss in obese adults …
Glenview, Ill. (June 8, 2015)-- A Canadian study published in the June issue of the journal CHEST found weight loss reduced asthma severity as measured by ... «EurekAlert, Jun 15»

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