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Synonyms for inclemency

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.

  2. n. 2

    Something that is inclement.

Forms

Plural
inclemencies → severities, rigors, harshnesses, cruelties…

Example sentences

  • cruelty The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
  • severity The doctor explained the severity of Antonio’s case.
  • rigor We learn to die with a constant rigor throughout a lifetime.
  • harshness Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inclemencysteady
crueltyrising
severityrising
rigorrising
harshnesssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
rigor2
6 letters
rigour
7 letters
cruelty2
8 letters
severity4, hardness2, grimness2, asperity4
9 letters
stiffness2, roughness2, harshness2
10 letters
severeness
12 letters
rigorousness
13 letters
unfeelingness, rigourousness, inclementness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
inclémence