Inclemency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

excessive sternness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋklˈɛmənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋklˈɛmənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋklˈɛmənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋklˈɛmənsi/.

Examples

severity of character
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
the rigors of boot camp

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rigourousness severity bad weather severeness rigour hardness rigorousness harshness inclementness stiffness rigor

Antonyms

good weather

Parts of Speech

noun	weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
noun	excessive sternness “severity of character”

Word Forms

inclement	adjective	(of weather or climate) severe
severe	adjective	unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells
harsh	adjective	unpleasantly stern
rigorous	adjective	demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
hard	adjective	unfortunate or hard to bear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rauheit

Wetter ungeeignet für Outdoor-Aktivitäten

🇫🇷French

inclémence

météo impropre aux activités de plein air

🇪🇸Spanish

inclemencia

clima inadecuado para actividades al aire libre

🇮🇹Italian

inclemenza

tempo inadatto per attività all'aperto

🇳🇱Dutch

guur

weer ongeschikt voor buitenactiviteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

inclemência

clima inadequado para atividades ao ar livre

🇷🇺Russian

суровость

погода неподходящая для активного отдыха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सख़्ती

मौसम बाहरी गतिविधियों के लिए अनुपयुक्त है

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্দশা

আবহাওয়া বহিরঙ্গন কার্যকলাপের জন্য অনুপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுங்கின்மை

வெளிப்புற நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு வானிலை பொருத்தமற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

దౌర్భాగ్యం

బహిరంగ కార్యకలాపాలకు వాతావరణం అనుకూలం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्दशा

बाह्य क्रियाकलापांसाठी हवामान अयोग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

આઉટડોર પ્રવૃત્તિઓ માટે હવામાન અયોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ

ಹೊರಾಂಗಣ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹವಾಮಾನ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിഷ്ടം

ഔട്ട്ഡോർ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്ത കാലാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਬਾਹਰੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਮੌਸਮ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدحالی

بیرونی سرگرمیوں کے لیے موسم نامناسب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶劣行为

天气不适合户外活动

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しさ

屋外活動には不向きな天候

🇰🇷Korean

사나움

야외 활동에 적합하지 않은 날씨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không tốt

thời tiết không thích hợp cho hoạt động ngoài trời

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สุภาพ

สภาพอากาศไม่เหมาะกับกิจกรรมกลางแจ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal cuaca buruk

cuaca tidak cocok untuk aktivitas luar ruangan

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalayan

hindi angkop ang panahon para sa mga aktibidad sa labas

🇲🇾Malay

keburukan

cuaca tidak sesuai untuk aktiviti luar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القسوة

الطقس غير مناسب للأنشطة الخارجية

🇮🇷Persian

ناتوانی

آب و هوای نامناسب برای فعالیت در فضای باز

🇹🇷Turkish

merhamet

hava açık hava etkinlikleri için uygun değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר תום לב

מזג אוויר לא מתאים לפעילויות חוצות

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