Associations to the word «Sternness»
Noun
- Gentleness
- Countenance
- Tenderness
- Severity
- Rebuke
- Austerity
- Vigour
- Compassion
- Brow
- Puritan
- Expression
- Lash
- Sweetness
- Tone
- Hint
- Gravity
- Gloom
- Manner
- Face
- Courage
- Temper
- Astonishment
- Gaze
- Glance
- Affection
- Anger
- Discipline
- Voice
- Touch
- Majesty
- Lip
- Grief
- Disposition
- Spoke
- Impression
- Sin
- Emotion
- Forehead
- Smile
- Feeling
- Eye
- Spite
- Look
- Beauty
- Feature
- Pride
- Excitement
- Remark
- Cheek
- Reply
- Silence
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
STERNNESS, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
STERNNESS, noun. (countable) The result or product of being stern.
Dictionary definition
STERNNESS, noun. The quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable".
STERNNESS, noun. Uncompromising resolution.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.