Grimness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being ghastly

something hard to endure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹtwʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈɪmnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈɪmnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹtwʊd/.

Examples

the asperity of northern winters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rigourousness severity ghastliness severeness rigour hardship luridness rigorousness rigor gruesomeness asperity

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being ghastly
noun	something hard to endure “the asperity of northern winters”

Word Forms

ghastly	adjective	gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
grim	adjective	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie
gruesome	adjective	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
lurid	adjective	horrible in fierceness or savagery
severe	adjective	intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grimmigkeit

die Qualität, grässlich zu sein

🇫🇷French

tristesse

la qualité d'être horrible

🇪🇸Spanish

tristeza

la cualidad de ser espantoso

🇮🇹Italian

tristezza

la qualità di essere orribile

🇳🇱Dutch

grimmigheid

de kwaliteit van gruwelijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

severidade

qualidade do que é horrível

🇷🇺Russian

мрачность

ужасное качество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकरालता

भयानक होने का गुण

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமை

கொடூரமாக இருப்பதன் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరత్వం

భయంకరంగా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

उग्रपणा

भयानक असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશતા

ભયાનક હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠೋರತೆ

ಘೋರವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരത

ക്രൂരനായിരിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ

ਭਿਆਨਕ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنگینی

خوفناک ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严峻

可怕的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しさ

恐ろしいという性質

🇰🇷Korean

잔인함

끔찍한 것의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cáu kỉnh

chất lượng của sự khủng khiếp

🇹🇭Thai

ความสกปรก

คุณภาพของการเป็นคนน่ากลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesuraman

kualitas yang mengerikan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

ang kalidad ng pagiging malagim

🇲🇾Malay

kemarahan

kualiti menjadi mengerikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كآبة

نوعية كونها مروعة

🇮🇷Persian

تیرگی

کیفیت وحشتناک بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

vahşet

korkunç olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'grimness' is 'the quality of being ghastly'.

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Using 'grimness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'grimness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'grimness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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