severities
Degrees of harshness
Severities is the plural of severity, the quality of being severe—harsh, strict, or intense.
In technical contexts, especially computing and medicine, severities refers to classification levels indicating how serious problems are: The software bugs were ranked by severities from critical to minor.
A system might have multiple severities to help prioritize responses.
Severity of requirements
- rigidityState of being unbending
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
firmness · exactingness · austerity · discipline · enforcement · authoritarianism · dogmatism · conformity
Earnest, weighty demeanor
- criticalityState of utmost importance
- urgencyPressing need for action
- importanceState of mattering
- significanceQuality of mattering
weightiness · acuteness · direness · momentousness · profoundness · extremity · depth · magnitude
Savage, merciless behavior
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
- pitilessnessTotal absence of compassion
callousness · viciousness · grimness · sternness · unforgivingness · relentlessness · heartlessness · savagery
Intensity or keenness
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- magnitudeSize or scale
- forceStrength or compulsion
- potencyDegree of strength
fierceness · sharpness · profundity · vehemence · violence · concentration · deepness · strength
stringency
Severity of requirements
- rigidityState of being unbending
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
rigor · firmness · exactingness · austerity · discipline · enforcement · authoritarianism · dogmatism · conformity · adherence
seriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
- criticalityState of utmost importance
- urgencyPressing need for action
- importanceState of mattering
significance · weightiness · acuteness · direness · momentousness · profoundness · extremity · depth · magnitude · consequence
brutality
Savage, merciless behavior
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
pitilessness · callousness · viciousness · grimness · sternness · unforgivingness · relentlessness · heartlessness · savagery · ferocity
acuteness
Intensity or keenness
potency · fierceness · sharpness · profundity · vehemence · violence · concentration · deepness · strength · acuity
severitiesleniencies
Plural of merciful treatment
mercies · clemencies · indulgences · tolerances · forbearances
severitiesmoderations
Acts of lessening extremes
comforts · amenities · luxuries · ease · indulgences
severitiestrivialities
Insignificant matters
slightness · insignificances · moderateness · gentleness · subtleties