Words that Rhyme with severity
3 Syllable Words
charity, clarity, garrity, gerety, gerrity, rarity, varity, verity
4 Syllable Words
austerity, dexterity, vulgarity
5 Syllable Words
insularity
6 Syllable Words
unpopularity
Definitions of severity
n. The quality or state of being severe.
n. Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or government; severity of penalties.
n. The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter.
n. Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity practiced on prisoners of war.
n. Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.