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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stern1 /stɜrn/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - firm, strict, or exacting:stern discipline.
- hard, harsh, or severe:a stern reprimand.
- difficult and unpleasantly serious:going through stern times.
- grim or forbidding in appearance:a stern expression.
stern•ly, adv.: The judge spoke sternly to the lawyer. stern•ness, n. [uncountable]stern2 /stɜrn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsthe rear part of a vessel or boat (often opposed to stem).
- the back or rear of anything.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stern1 (stûrn),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - firm, strict, or uncompromising:stern discipline.
- hard, harsh, or severe:a stern reprimand.
- rigorous or austere;
of an unpleasantly serious character:stern times. - grim or forbidding in aspect:a stern face.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English styrne
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adamant, unrelenting, unsympathetic, cruel, unfeeling. Stern, severe, harsh agree in referring to methods, aspects, manners, or facial expressions. Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature:a stern parent.Severe implies strictness, lack of sympathy, and a tendency to impose a hard discipline on others:a severe judge.Harsh suggests a great severity and roughness, and cruel, unfeeling treatment of others:a harsh critic.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lenient.
stern2 (stûrn),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- the back or rear of anything.
- Astronomy(cap.) the constellation Puppis.
- Sport[Fox Hunting.]the tail of a hound.
- Old Norse stjōrn steering (done aft; see sternpost)
- Middle English sterne, probably 1250–1300
- Biographical Isaac, born 1920, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Biographical Otto, 1888–1969, U.S. physicist, born in Germany: Nobel prize 1943.
stern-, - var. of sterno- before a vowel:sternite.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stern /stɜːn/ adj - showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian
- lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe
- relentless; unyielding: the stern demands of parenthood
- having an austere or forbidding appearance or nature
Etymology: Old English styrne; related to Old High German stornēn to alarm, Latin sternāx stubborn, Greek stereos hardˈsternly adv ˈsternness n stern /stɜːn/ n - the rear or after part of a vessel, opposite the bow or stem
- the rear part of any object
adj - relating to or located at the stern
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse stjōrn steering; see steer1 Sterno (stûr′nō),USA pronunciation - Chemistry, Trademarks[Trademark.]flammable hydrocarbon jelly packaged in a small can for use as a portable heat source for cooking.
sterno-, - Anatomya combining form representing sternum in compound words:sternocostal.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] stern-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Stern /stɜːn/ n - Isaac. 1920–2001, US concert violinist, born in (what is now) Ukraine
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