English to English noun
1 |
something hard to endure | Example:
• the asperity of northern winters
source: wordnet30
2 |
the quality of being valid and rigorous | source: wordnet30 Example:
• severity of character • the harshness of his punishment was inhuman • the rigors of boot camp
source: wordnet30 source: webster1913
5 |
The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. | source: webster1913
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