severity

English

Etymology

From Middle French severite, from Latin severitas.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /səˈvɛɹɨti/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛɹəti

Noun

severity (countable and uncountable, plural severities)

The state of being severe.
The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

Translations

state of being severe

Catalan: severitat f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 严厉 (zh)
Dutch: ernst (nl) f, strengheid f
Finnish: vakavuus (fi), ankaruus (fi), kovuus (fi)
French: sévérité (fr) f
Irish: anróiteacht f

Italian: severità (it) f
Maori: pākahatanga
Portuguese: gravidade (pt) f, severidade (pt) f
Romanian: severitate (ro) f, asprime (ro) f
Russian: стро́гость (ru) f (strógostʹ)
Spanish: severidad (es) f
Volapük: sevär (vo)

degree of something undesirable; badness

Chinese:
Mandarin: 严肃性
Czech: závažnost 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: суро́вость (ru) f (suróvostʹ)
Spanish: seriedad (es) f, severidad (es) f
Turkish: derece (tr), ciddiyet (tr)

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