1.Definition: excessive sternness

"Severity of character", "The harshness of his punishment was inhuman", "The rigors of boot camp"

Related Noun(s):hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness

Category: General

2.Definition: something hard to endure

Related Noun(s):asperity, grimness, hardship, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity

Category: General

3.Definition: the quality of being valid and rigorous

Related Noun(s):cogency, rigour, validity

Category: General