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noun
The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something that is inclement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
excessive sternness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, hardness, stiffness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sternness, strictness
noun
weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bad weather, inclementness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
Narrower terms: raw weather, storminess, cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast, turbulence
History
Learned borrowing from Latin inclēmentia. By surface analysis, inclemen(t) + -cy.
