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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. weather unsuitable for outdoor activities;
[syn: bad weather, inclemency, inclementness]

2. excessive sternness;
- Example: "severity of character"
- Example: "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
- Example: "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inclemencies. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency; lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. [1913 Webster] The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. [1913 Webster] The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope. [1913 Webster] The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper. Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inclemency n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: bad weather, inclemency, inclementness] [ant: good weather] 2: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness]