41 entries under severity topic. ×

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solemnity(noun, regulation, display, procedure, service)
7
formalness(noun, strictness, sternness)
7
rigidity(firmness, strictness, sternness, being precise and ceremonious)
5
stiffness(noun, drive, reserve, firmness)
4
exactness(strictness, sternness)
4
gravity(noun, decency, dignity, modesty)
4
strictness(noun, form, harshness, politeness)
3
inflexibility(firmness, strictness, rigidity, sternness)
3
seriousness(noun, harshness, gravity, strictness)
3
soberness(strictness, sternness)
3
sobriety(strictness, sternness)
2
austerity(noun, strictness, sternness)
2
grimness(strictness, sternness)
2
somberness(strictness, sternness)
1
coldness(noun, control, restraint, reserve, silence)
1
hardness(firmness, strictness, rigidity, sternness)
0
abstemiousness(strictness, sternness)
0
acerbity(strictness, sternness)
0
asceticism(strictness, sternness)
0
asperity(strictness, sternness)
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