grimness

• Nom désignant la qualité de ce qui est sinistre, effrayant, ou difficile à supporter.

A noun referring to the quality of being ghastly, forbidding, or something that is hard to endure.

indénombrable

1. Ghastly qualityC1formal

   The quality of being extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or shocking.

   Caractère horrible

   • The grimness of the crime scene left the detectives speechless.
   • The film captured the grimness of war with unflinching detail.
   • There was a certain grimness in his expression that made everyone uneasy.

   Synonymesawfulnessdreadfulnessfrightfulnessghastlinessgruesomenesshorror

   Antonymesenjoyablenesspleasantness

2. Hardship or severityC1formal

   A state or quality of being difficult, harsh, or hard to endure.

   Dureté, sévérité

   • The grimness of the winter made daily life a struggle.
   • She faced the grimness of her situation with quiet courage.
   • The grimness of the economic crisis affected millions of people.

   Synonymesadversityausteritydifficultyhardshipharshnessrigourseveritysternness

   Antonymescomforteasegentlenessmildnesspleasantnesssoftness