n.
1.
Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, gravity, strictness.
2.
Strictness, exactness, accuracy.
3.
Simplicity, plainness.
4.
Sharpness, keenness, causticity, acrimony.
5.
Extremity, afflictiveness, violence, keenness.
6.
Harshness, cruel treatment.
7.
Exactness, rigor, niceness, rigorousness.