sternness (noun)

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• sternness — Ⅰ. stern [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) grimly serious or strict, especially in the exercise of discipline. 2) severe; demanding. DERIVATIVES sternly adverb sternness noun. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary

• sternness — noun 1. the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable • Derivationally related forms: ↑stern • Hypernyms: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor …   Useful english dictionary

• sternness — noun see stern I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sternness — noun a) The state or quality of being stern. b) The result or product of being stern …   Wiktionary

• sternness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, strictness, stringency, toughness. See EASY …   English dictionary for students

• stern — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; akin to Old English starian to stare more at stare Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner ; austere b. expressive of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stern — stern1 adjective 1》 grimly serious or strict, especially in the exercise of discipline. 2》 severe; demanding. Derivatives sternly adverb sternness noun Origin OE styrne, prob. from the W. Gmc base of stare. stern2 noun the rearmost part of a ship …   English new terms dictionary

• stern — 1 adjective 1 strict in a very serious and often unpleasant way: a stern teacher | groups calling for sterner penalties for drug offences 2 stern look/expression/rebuke something that someone says or does that expresses disapproval sternly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stern — I UK [stɜː(r)n] / US [stɜrn] adjective Word forms stern : adjective stern comparative sterner superlative sternest 1) a stern person, expression, or statement is serious and severe A smile suddenly transformed her stern face. The court issued a… …   English dictionary

• stern — I. /stɜn / (say stern) adjective 1. firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline. 2. hard, harsh, or severe: a stern warning. 3. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character: stern times. 4. grim or forbidding in aspect: a stern …  

• stern — Ⅰ. stern [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) grimly serious or strict, especially in the exercise of discipline. 2) severe; demanding. DERIVATIVES sternly adverb sternness noun. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary