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Sternness

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n. The state or quality of being stern.

n. The result or product of being stern.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being stern.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality or character of being stern.

n. Synonyms See stern, adjective

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. uncompromising resolution

n. the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding

Word Usage

"a deep impression on the beholder; there must be a great force of will and withholding of resources, giving a sense of depth below depth, which we call sternness; or else there must be that purity, flowing as from an inexhaustible fountain through every lineament, which drives far off or converts all baser natures."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

grimness hardship rigour rigorousness severeness

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

furnace

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

harshness haughtiness coldness firmness asperity