sternness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being stern.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gravity discipline severity hardness cruelty rigidity austerity rigor roughness harshness firmness coldness coolness solemnity earnestness

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Antonyms

laxness care humanity charity tolerance mercy

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Hypernyms

asperity

Hyponyms

puritanism hardness inclemency

Examples

Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. Terry Pratchett

New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions. Ellen Swallow Richards

All that sternness amid charm, All that sweetness amid strength? William Butler Yeats

Close letter words and terms

sternly sternman sternmost Sterno sterno- sternochondroscapularis