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sternness
stern 1 S0746200 (stûrn)adj. stern·er, stern·est 1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: a stern disciplinarian. See Synonyms at severe.2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh: a stern face; a stern voice.3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising: stern resistance.4. Difficult to endure; oppressive: stern necessity.
[Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
stern′ly adv.stern′ness n.
stern 2 S0746200 (stûrn)n.1. Nautical The rear part of a ship or boat.2. A rear part or section.
[Middle English sterne, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stjōrn, rudder; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sternness - the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"asperity, rigor, rigorousness, rigourousness, severeness, severity, rigour, grimness, hardship - something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" | | 2. | sternness - uncompromising resolutionstrictnessunpermissiveness, restrictiveness - a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limitsPuritanism - strictness and austerity in conduct and religioninclemency, rigourousness, rigorousness, rigour, rigor, harshness, severeness, severity, stiffness, hardness - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" |
sternnessnounThe fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing:austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, strictness, stringency, toughness.Translationsstern1 (stəːn) adjective harsh, severe or strict. The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline. 嚴厲的，苛刻的 严厉的，苛刻的 ˈsternly adverb 苛刻地 苛刻地ˈsternness noun 嚴厲 严厉IdiomsSeesternEncyclopediaSeeSternsternness
Related to sternness: transversely, obstructSynonyms for sternnessnoun the fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparingSynonyms- austerity
- hardness
- harshness
- rigidity
- rigor
- rigorousness
- severity
- strictness
- stringency
- toughness
Synonyms for sternnessnoun the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbiddingRelated Words- asperity
- rigor
- rigorousness
- rigourousness
- severeness
- severity
- rigour
- grimness
- hardship
noun uncompromising resolutionSynonymsRelated Words- unpermissiveness
- restrictiveness
- Puritanism
- inclemency
- rigourousness
- rigorousness
- rigour
- rigor
- harshness
- severeness
- severity
- stiffness
- hardness
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