Patience
Patience noun - The capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining.
Severity
Severity noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Usage example: even though no one expected the film to be a hit with the critics, the director was taken aback by the severity of the criticism
How words are described
| high | high patience | high severity |
| sheer | sheer patience | sheer severity |
| little | little patience | little severity |
| incredible | incredible patience | incredible severity |
| Other adjectives: immense. | ||
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Severity and Patience. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patience/severity
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