severity
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
Types & categories
- intensiveness hypernym
- raininess hyponym
- distressfulness hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
something hard to endure
the asperity of northern winters
Types & categories
- difficultness hypernym
- sternness hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
extreme plainness
Types & categories
- plainness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
excessive sternness
severity of character
Types & categories
- sternness hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grievous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | severe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bad |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | severe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | knockout |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | intensiveness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | raininess |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | distressfulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | severe |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grim |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficultness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sternness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stern |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | austere |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plainness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | abrasive |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | stringent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigorous |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tough |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spartan |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harsh |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sternness |