Definition
The quality or state of being dire; extreme seriousness, urgency, or dreadfulness.
Etymology
From Old English 'dīre' plus the noun suffix '-ness,' forming an abstract noun that describes the quality of being dire.
Kelly Says
The 'direness' of climate change is why scientists keep sounding alarms—the word captures that this isn't just bad, it's seriously, urgently, catastrophically bad.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስ prz ነገር
as-pre-neger
BNবাংলা
প্রকটতা
pro-kta-ta
CACatalà
gravetat
gra-ve-tat
CSČeština
závažnost
za-vazh-nost
DADansk
alvorlighed
al-vor-li-ghed
ELΕλληνικά
βαριότητα
va-ri-o-ti
ESEspañol
gravedad
gra-ve-dad
FISuomi
vakavuus
va-ka-vuus
FRFrançais
gravité
gra-vite
HIहिन्दी
गंभीरता
gam-bhi-rata
HUMagyar
súlyosság
suly-ossag
IDBahasa Indonesia
keseriusan
ke-se-ri-u-san
ITItaliano
gravità
gra-vi-ta
KKKK
көтерілі
ko-te-ri-li
MSBahasa Melayu
keseriusan
ke-se-ri-u-san
NLNederlands
ernstigheid
erns-tig-heid
NONorsk
alvorlighet
al-vor-li-ght
PLPolski
poważność
po-waz-nosc
PTPortuguês
gravidade
gra-vi-da-de
RUРусский
тяжесть
tyazhest'
SWKiswahili
hatari
ha-ta-ri
TAதமிழ்
பதட்டம்
pa-tta-tam
TEతెలుగు
తీవ్రత
tee-v-ra-ta
THไทย
ความรุนแรง
kwan-ruan-raeng
TLTL
kalakasan
ka-la-ka-san
TRTürkçe
acımasızlık
a-ci-ma-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
важкість
vazh-kist'
VITiếng Việt
sự nguy hiểm
su-nguy-hiem
ZUZU
ngathisile
ngath-i-si-le