Inclemency
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inclemency is a noun meaning The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
Meaning
The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
More Meanings
- Something that is inclement.
Example Sentences
with neither house nor clothes to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather
There had been rain, squalls mingled with snow, hailstorms, gusts of wind, but these inclemencies did not last.
They are built of rough sticks, covered with bulrushes or grass, in such a manner as to completely protect the inhabitants from all the inclemencies of the weather.
The cry of the suffering and dying rings in our ears, as they are dragged from their beds, to be exposed to the inclemencies of the ice-covered sea in an open boat.
Word Forms
- inclemencies
Synonyms for inclemency
Depending on context, synonyms include severity, stiffness, harshness, hardness, inclementness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inclementness, severity, stiffness, harshness, hardness, incomity.
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