Meaning : The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions.
Synonyms : abrasiveness, scratchiness
Meaning : The quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses.
Synonyms : roughness
Meaning : Excessive sternness.
Example :
Severity of character.
The harshness of his punishment was inhuman.
The rigors of boot camp.
Synonyms : hardness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness