"severeness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: severenesses [plural]
Etymology: severe + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|severe|ness}} severe + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} severeness (usually uncountable, plural severenesses)
  1. The property of being severe. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: severity
    Sense id: en-severeness-en-noun-YQR4xsZk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Everyone was surprised by the severeness of the sentence the judge imposed."
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          "ref": "1996, Chantal Joubert, Hans Bevers, Schengen Investigated, page 305",
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