The severity of an injury, damage, or illness is how bad or serious it is.
The value of your claim depends on the severity of your injury and the damages, such as medical expenses and lost wages.
High claims costs are generally attributable to vehicles that have a performancehistory resulting in a higher severity of bodily injury losses in an accident.
The severity of an injury, damage, or illness is how bad or serious it is.
severe
Word builder-ityThe suffix -ity is often added to adjectives to form nouns connected with a state or quality.
Examples of 'severity' in a sentence
severity
There are no extenuating circumstances that could lessen the severity of the crime I have committed.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
`Nothing -- they are a gift freely given," she replied with mock severity.
Ian St James Awards AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE (2003)
Her features were still fine but faded and she'd lost that severity that had been so tiresome.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2003)
`I have tried to forget it, Mr. Barlow," I said with some severity.
Wilson, Bob STONE THE CROWS, IT'S A VACUUM-CLEANER (2003)