inclemency
Brutal atmospheric conditions
Inclemency is harshness or severity, most often describing weather: The inclemency of the winter forced them indoors for months.
The word extends to harsh treatment or lack of mercy: the inclemency of the judge's sentence.
It's the noun form of inclement, and like that word, appears almost exclusively in formal or literary contexts.
Unsparing quality or manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- severityIntensity of sternness
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
brutality · mercilessness · pitilessness · ruthlessness · unforgiving · relentlessness · inexorability · ferocity
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- galeSevere sustained wind
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
typhoon · cyclone · tornado · monsoon · thunderstorm · squall · deluge · hailstorm
Thin ice coating
- freezingExtremely cold
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
windchill · blizzard · sleet · hail · shiver · numbness · bitter · arctic
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
- inhumanityExtreme cruelty toward others
- unmercifulLacking compassion or leniency
unkindness · hostility · adversity · hardship · unwelcoming · inhospitable · punishing · unsparing
harshness
Unsparing quality or manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- severityIntensity of sternness
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
austerity · brutality · mercilessness · pitilessness · ruthlessness · unforgiving · relentlessness · inexorability · ferocity · intensity
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · tornado · monsoon · thunderstorm · squall · deluge · hailstorm · sleet
frost
Thin ice coating
- freezingExtremely cold
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
frostbite · windchill · blizzard · sleet · hail · shiver · numbness · bitter · arctic · polar
cruelty
Deliberate harm-causing disposition
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
- inhumanityExtreme cruelty toward others
unmerciful · unkindness · hostility · adversity · hardship · unwelcoming · inhospitable · punishing · unsparing · brutal
inclemencymildness
Gentle, moderate quality
clemency · pleasantness · balminess · fair weather · gentleness
inclemencyclemency
Merciful treatment of offenders
mercy · leniency · compassion · gentleness · kindheartedness