sternness C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈstɝːnnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #127861 Meanings 1 noun the quality of being grim, severe, or foreboding The sternness of the moor made the traveller uncomfortable. 2 noun The state or quality of being stern. There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness. 3 noun uncompromising resolution 4 noun The result or product of being stern. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · uncompromising resolution strictness Etymology From stern + -ness. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sternness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstɝːnnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 127861 ## Meanings 1. the quality of being grim, severe, or foreboding 2. The state or quality of being stern. 3. uncompromising resolution 4. The result or product of being stern. ## Examples - The sternness of the moor made the traveller uncomfortable. - There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness. ## Etymology From stern + -ness. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown