Synonym: asperity, austereness, badness, grimness, hardness, hardship, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, stiffness. Similar words: sever, severe, several, severely, persevere, severance, perseverance, asperity. Meaning: [sɪ'verətɪ] 
n. 1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather 2. something hard to endure 3. extreme plainness 4. excessive sternness.
n. 1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather 2. something hard to endure 3. extreme plainness 4. excessive sternness. 
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1. His severity scared the children away.
2. The criminal was punished with severity.
3. The risk and severity of sunburn depend on the body's natural skin colour.
4. We didn't realize the severity of her illness.
5. He frowned with mock severity.
6. She wagged her finger with mock severity.
7. The disease ranges widely in severity.
8. He spoke with great severity.
9. The elaborate facade contrasts strongly with the severity of the interior.
10. The Bishop said he was sickened by the severity of the sentence.
11. I don't think you quite understand the severity of our financial problems.
12. A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime.
13. Even the doctors were shocked by the severity of his injuries.
14. The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.
15. Objective assessment of the severity of the problem was difficult.
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16. The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime.
17. Several drugs are used to lessen the severity of the symptoms.
18. Reversibility depends on the severity of the damage to the brain.
19. It may reduce the frequency and severity of colds.
20. She treated herself with what seemed like utter severity.
21. Third, the severity of comorbidity was categorised broadly and was based only on past medical history.
22. MI6 was very shocked at the severity of Blake's 42-year sentence.
23. However, the degree of severity of the indictment, which could range from negligent homicide to second-degree murder, remains unclear.
24. The best documented measure of severity was a simple classification based on each patient's initial state of distress on presentation.
25. Then there was his manner, a curious compound of humour and severity.
26. The chances of a full recovery will depend on the severity of her injuries.
27. Hospital staff, it is claimed, were ill-prepared to deal with the severity of the injuries.
28. The average speed of the vehicles correlates closely with the severity of the accident caused.
29. The housing forum in Wensleydale was set up to assess the severity of the problem.
30. Immunohistochemical studies have shown that the IgG cell fraction is increased up to 30 times[sentencedict.com], depending on the severity of the lesion.
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