Sternness
['stə:nis]
Definition
(noun.) uncompromising resolution.
(noun.) the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; 'the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable'.
Edited by Fred--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being stern.
Edited by Ahmed
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Severity, austerity, rigidity.[2]. Harshness, asperity, rigor, inflexibility, cruelty.
Checker: Sigmund
Examples
- I allow no such practices with gentlemen on my place, said Mr. Shelby, with as much sternness as he could command, under the circumstances. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I like this day; I like that sky of steel; I like the sternness and stillness of the world under this frost. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Her manner was incurably gentle; and she was not aware how much it concealed the sternness of her purpose. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- But this will never do, said Madame, with sternness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I groaned under her bitter sternness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Hold that noise, said Mr. Trabb, with the greatest sternness, or I'll knock your head off! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He looked on his pupil with sternness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Rena