different between severity vs austereness

severity

English

Etymology

severe +? -ity, from Middle French severite, from Latin severitas.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /s??v???ti/
  • Rhymes: -???ti

Noun

severity (countable and uncountable, plural severities)

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

Translations

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austereness

English

Etymology

austere +? -ness

Noun

austereness (uncountable)

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

References

  • austereness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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