sə̇ˈverəd.ē, sēˈ-, -i sometimes -ˈvir- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French severité, from Latin severitat-, severitas, from severus severe + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at severe
: quality or state of being severe
the severity of the winter
the naked severities of science — Thomas De Quincey