afflictiveness
1severity — n. 1. Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, gravity, strictness. 2. Strictness, exactness, accuracy. 3. Simplicity, plainness. 4. Sharpness, keenness, causticity, acrimony. 5. Extremity, afflictiveness, violence, keenness. 6. Harshness, cruel… …
2sharpness — n. 1. Acuteness, keenness. 2. Sagacity, shrewdness, ingenuity, wit, cleverness, quickness, acuteness, discernment, acumen. 3. Pungency, piquancy, acridity, acidity, tartness. 4. Severity, sarcasm, satire, pungency. 5. Poignancy, intensity,… …