Word: severity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
ver
i
ty
Definition: The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
Morphemes:
Affix: severe
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Very bad or intense.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: se-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: without, lacking, wanting, -less
Affix: verus
Language: la
Decoded: verus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: proper, suitable (acceptable to or fitting for the purpose or circumstances)
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"