Definition of sternness
English to English noun - the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
The sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable.
source: WordNet 3.0 - uncompromising resolution
source: WordNet 3.0 - The quality or state of being stern.
source: Webster 1913
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sternness, southernness, sauternes, storminess, starriness, sternage, streaminess, sturiones, steatornis, sturnus, strings, stramineous, sterrink, starnose, straining, strongish, sistering, string cheese, stuttering, star anise
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