SEVERENESS

Definition

1. noun used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather. — synonyms: badness, severity
2. noun something hard to endure. — synonyms: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, rigorousness, rigourousness
3. noun extreme plainness. — synonyms: austereness, severity
4. noun excessive sternness. — synonyms: severity, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness