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- Thesaurus|628
- Abbreviations|0
| permanence(firmness, rigidity, stiffness) | |
| pitch(noun, violence, severity, ferocity) | |
| privation(severity, harshness, conformity, strictness, conservatism) | |
| prudence(severity, strictness) | |
| punctilio | |
| punctiliousness(severity, harshness, conformity, strictness, conservatism) | |
| puritanism(severity, strictness) | |
| refraining abstinence(expression, severity, strictness) | |
| resistance(firmness, rigidity, stiffness) | |
| resoluteness(firmness, rigidity, stiffness) | |
| rigid | |
| rigorism | |
| ruthlessness(noun, cruelty, harshness, strictness) | |
| savagery(noun, violence, severity, ferocity) | |
| security(firmness, rigidity, stiffness) | |
| sedateness(noun, importance, significance, gravity, humorlessness) | |
| self-denial(severity, strictness) | |
| self-discipline(severity, strictness) | |
| serious-mindedness(noun, importance, significance, gravity, humorlessness) | |
| severely |
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