inclemency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inclemency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inclemency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inclemency n weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad weather}, inclemency, inclementness] Antonym(s): good weather excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" Synonym(s): severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inclemency \Inclem"ency\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl[82]mence.] 1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall. 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope. The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper. Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.