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Significancy vs Severity - What's the difference?

significancy | severity |

As nouns the difference between significancy and severity

is that significancy is (dated) significance while severity is the state of being severe.

significancy

English

Noun

(significancies)
  • (dated) significance
  • * De Quincey
    • With this brain I must work, in order to give significancy and value to the few facts which I possess.

    severity

    English

    Noun

    (severities)
  • The state of being severe.
  • The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
    • The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.