inclemency

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

severity rigor harshness hardness cruelty roughness stiffness rigour bad weather rigorousness rigourousness inclementness severeness badness violence

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Antonyms

give agility benevolence gentleness cordiality good nature

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Hypernyms

weather strictness conditions sternness weather condition atmospheric condition

Hyponyms

overcast cloudiness turbulence storminess cloud cover raw weather

Derivatives

inclemencies

Examples

Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life? Aldous Huxley

All architecture, which does not express serenity, fails in its spiritual mission. Thus, it has been a mistake to abandon the shelter of walls for the inclemency of large areas of glass. Luis Barragán

severity of character Source: Internet

the harshness of his punishment was inhuman Source: Internet

the rigors of boot camp Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inclave incle inclearing inclement inclement weather day inclemently