Synonyms of the word

severity

• n. The state of being severe.
• n. The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

asperity

• n. Roughness as of stone or weather.
• n. Harshness, as of temper.
• n. Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
• n. (geology) A part of a geological fault line that does not move.

austereness

• n. The state of being austere; harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
• n. The state of being austere; severity; strictness; austerity.

badness

• n. The quality of being bad.

difficultness

• n. The state or quality of being difficult.

difficulty

• n. The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
• n. An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
• n. Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning.

grimness

• n. The characteristic or quality of being grim.

hardness

• n. The quality of being hard.
• n. An instance of this quality; hardship.
• n. (inorganic chemistry) The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts…
• n. The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material.
• n. (physics) The penetrating ability of electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays; generally, the shorter…
• n. The measure of resistance to damage of a facility, equipment, installation, or telecommunications infrastructure…

hardship

• n. Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
• v. (transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.

harshness

• n. The quality of being harsh.

inclemency

• n. The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
• n. Something that is inclement.

intensity

• n. The quality of being intense.
• n. The degree of strength.
• n. (physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows");…
• n. (optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
• n. (astronomy) Synonym of radiance.
• n. (geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings…

intensiveness

• n. The condition of being intensive.

plainness

• n. (uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses).
• n. (countable) The product or result of being plain.

rigor

• n. US spelling of rigour.
• n. (slang) an abbreviated form of rigor mortis.

rigorousness

• n. The property of being rigorous, strictness.

rigour

• n. Severity or strictness.
• n. A trembling or shivering response.
• n. Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
• n. Shrewd questioning.
• n. Higher level of difficulty.
• n. (Britain, slang) Misspelling of rigor. An abbreviated form of rigour mortis.

rigourousness

• n. Nonstandard spelling of rigorousness.

severeness

• n. The property of being severe.

sternness

• n. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
• n. (countable) The result or product of being stern.

stiffness

• n. Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
• n. Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
• n. Inelegance, lacking relaxedness.
• n. muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work.

strictness

• n. (uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.
• n. (countable) The result or product of being strict.