noun. ['sɪˈvɛrɪti'] used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather.
noun. ['sɪˈvɛrɪti'] something hard to endure.
noun. ['sɪˈvɛrɪti'] excessive sternness.
noun. ['sɪˈvɛrɪti'] extreme plainness.