English noun: inclemency | |||
1. | inclemency (state) weather unsuitable for outdoor activities | ||
Synonyms | bad weather, inclementness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cloud cover, cloudiness, overcast, raw weather, storminess, turbulence | ||
Antonyms | good weather | ||
2. | inclemency (attribute) excessive sternness | ||
Samples | Severity of character. The harshness of his punishment was inhuman. The rigors of boot camp. | ||
Synonyms | hardness, harshness, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sternness, strictness | ||