severeness
severeness noun: the property of being severe.
Noun
severeness (usually uncountable, plural severenesses)
- The property of being severe.
- Everyone was surprised by the severeness of the sentence the judge imposed.
- Depending on the severeness of the crime and the danger of the suspect, the apprehender may apply physical force in order to stop the pursued and proceed to his apprehension.1996, Chantal Joubert, Hans Bevers, Schengen Investigated, page 305
- Synonyms:
- severity
severeness meaning in Urdu and Kannada
severeness in Urdu
- درشتی, سختی
Synonyms of severeness
Forms of severeness
| plural | severenesses |
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Origin of severeness
From severe + -ness.
Questions about severeness
- What does severeness mean?
- Severeness means the property of being severe.
- What is severeness in Urdu?
- Severeness in Urdu is درشتی, سختی. See Severeness meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is severeness?
- Severeness is a noun.
- What is the plural of severeness?
- The plural of severeness is severenesses.
Words near severeness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: severeness (page history and authors); severeness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); severeness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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