INCLEMENCY
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
(noun) excessive sternness; “severity of character”; “the harshness of his punishment was inhuman”; “the rigors of boot camp”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inclemency (usually uncountable, plural inclemencies)
The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
Something that is inclement.
Source: Wiktionary
In*clem"en*cy, n.; pl. Inclemencies. Etym: [L. inclementia: cf. F. inclémence.]
1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope. Bp. Hall.
2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. The inclemencies of morning air. Pope. The rude inclemency of wintry skies. Cowper.
Syn.
– Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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