nnoun.attributethe quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbiddingExamples:- the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable
Derivationally Related Form:stern
Hypernyms:asperity grimness hardship rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severeness severity
Inherited Hypernyms:sternnessasperitydifficultyqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeuncompromising resolutionSynset:strictness
Derivationally Related Form:strictstern
Hypernyms:restrictiveness unpermissiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:sternnessunpermissivenessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Puritanismhardnessharshnessinclemencyrigorrigorousnessrigourrigourousnessseverenessseveritystiffness
Full Hyponyms:puritanismseverity