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severity Definition

se·ver·ity (sə ver′ə tē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being severe; specif.,
    1. strictness; harshness
    2. gravity, as of expression
    3. rigid accuracy
    4. extreme plainness or restraint, as in style
    5. keenness, as of pain; intensity
    6. rigorous or trying character
  2. pl. -·ties something severe, as a punishment

Etymology: Fr sévérité < L severitas

severity Synonyms

severity

n.

asperity, sharpness, acerbity, grimness, hardness, unkindness, hardheartedness, strictness, austerity, rigor; see also cruelty.

Antonyms pity*, kindness, softness.

Severity Hacker Definition
The level assigned to an intrusion incident.
severity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • symptom: The depth of the doctor's examination depends on the severity of the symptoms.
  • disablement: There are also indications that among the disabled income is inversely related to severity of disablement.
  • side-effect: This can reduce the chance and severity of side-effects, as well as improve the benefit that you can get from having the medicine.
  • injury: A lump sum is payable based on the severity of the injury.
  • punishment: To increase the severity of the punishment the cord strands of the cat were twined with wire.
  • deformity: Load transfer was related to severity of all deformities.

Converse of object

  • lessen: Whilst this first application greatly lessened the severity of the scratch, it was still clearly visible.
  • underestimate: Often the medical history alone underestimates the severity of coronary heart disease.
  • vary: There are several different types of SMA with varying severity; see the website below for more details.
  • reduce: Various sedative drugs can reduce the severity of vertigo during attacks.
  • assess: Accurate imaging of the cells should allow doctors to more accurately assess the severity of the disease.
  • differ: The months preceding are typically associated with irregular menstrual periods of differing severity and duration.

Adjective modifier

  • utmost: Only cases of the utmost severity will attract awards in excess of £ 25,000.
  • moderate: These animals are monitored closely to ensure the disease does not progress beyond moderate severity.
  • lesser: Patients with wounds of lesser severity may not need to pass through all echelons of care.

Noun used with modifier

  • fatigue: Are age, illness duration, fatigue severity or psychiatric disorder predictive of long term outcome?
  • seizure: Parental global seizure severity was the only chosen measure of quality of life in this study.
  • asthma: News Stories Gene variants claimed to be involved in asthma susceptibility Genetic contribution to asthma severity?
  • symptom: Similar proportions of men had reductions and increases in symptom severity and urine flow.
  • disease: Disease severity was assessed by using a symptom score.
severity Quotes

I thought I could not breathe in that fine air That pure severity of perfect lightö I yearned for warmth and colour which I found In Lancelot.

—Tennyson

Nothing has raised more questioning among my critics thanthese wordsönoble, thegrand style† Ithink it will be found that the grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, poetically gifted, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject.

—Arnold, Matthew

Summer has set in with its usual severity.

—Coleridge, Samuel Taylor