- 1
(noun) excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
- 2
(noun) something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
syn. severity · severeness · harshness · rigor · rigour · rigourousness · inclemency · hardness · stiffness · asperity · grimness · hardship
WordNet 3.1