English noun: grimness | |||
| 1. | grimness (attribute) the quality of being ghastly | ||
| Synonyms | ghastliness, gruesomeness, luridness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | frightfulness | ||
| 2. | grimness (attribute) something hard to endure | ||
| Samples | The asperity of northern winters. | ||
| Synonyms | asperity, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | difficultness, difficulty | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sternness | ||