severeness
n . 严厉
severeness n 1 :
used of the degree of something undesirable e .
g .
pain or weather [
synonym : {
badness }, {
severity }, {
severeness }]
2 :
something hard to endure ; "
the asperity of northern winters "
[
synonym : {
asperity }, {
grimness }, {
hardship }, {
rigor }, {
rigour },
{
severity }, {
severeness }, {
rigorousness }, {
rigourousness }]
3 :
extreme plainness [
synonym : {
austereness }, {
severity },
{
severeness }]
4 :
excessive sternness ; "
severity of character "; "
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman "; "
the rigors of boot camp "
[
synonym : {
severity }, {
severeness }, {
harshness }, {
rigor },
{
rigour }, {
rigorousness }, {
rigourousness }, {
inclemency },
{
hardness }, {
stiffness }]
Severe \
Se *
vere "\,
a . [
Compar . {
Severer };
superl . {
Severest }.]
[
L .
severus ;
perhaps akin to Gr . ???
awe , ???
revered ,
holy ,
solemn ,
Goth .
swikns innocent ,
chaste :
cf .
F .
s ['
e ]
v [`
e ]
re .
Cf . {
Asseverate }, {
Persevere }.]
1 .
Serious in feeling or manner ;
sedate ;
grave ;
austere ;
not light ,
lively ,
or cheerful .
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Your looks alter ,
as your subject does ,
From kind to fierce ,
from wanton to severe .
--
Waller .
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2 .
Very strict in judgment ,
discipline ,
or government ;
harsh ;
not mild or indulgent ;
rigorous ;
as ,
severe criticism ;
severe punishment . "
Custody severe ." --
Milton .
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Come !
you are too severe a moraler . --
Shak .
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Let your zeal ,
if it must be expressed in anger ,
be always more severe against thyself than against others . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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3 .
Rigidly methodical ,
or adherent to rule or principle ;
exactly conformed to a standard ;
not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament ,
amplification ,
etc .;
strict ; --
said of style ,
argument ,
etc . "
Restrained by reason and severe principles ." --
Jer .
Taylor .
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The Latin ,
a most severe and compendious language .
--
Dryden .
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4 .
Sharp ;
afflictive ;
distressing ;
violent ;
extreme ;
as ,
severe pain ,
anguish ,
fortune ;
severe cold .
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5 .
Difficult to be endured ;
exact ;
critical ;
rigorous ;
as ,
a severe test .
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Syn :
Strict ;
grave ;
austere ;
stern ;
morose ;
rigid ;
exact ;
rigorous ;
hard ;
rough ;
harsh ;
censorious ;
tart ;
acrimonious ;
sarcastic ;
satirical ;
cutting ;
biting ;
keen ;
bitter ;
cruel .
See {
Strict }.
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Se *
vere "
ly },
adv . -- {
Se *
vere "
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
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