Antonyms for sternness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sturn |
| Phonetic Transcription : stÉœrn |
Definition of sternness
Origin :- Old English styrne "severe, strict," from Proto-Germanic *sternijaz (cf. Middle High German sterre, German starr "stiff," störrig "obstinate;" Gothic andstaurran "to be stiff;" Old Norse stara; Old English starian "to look or gaze upon"), from PIE root *ster-, *star- "be rigid" (see sterile).
- noun severity
- Just then, up came my father, with a sternness in his looks that made me tremble.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- "Get out of this," he said, with the sternness of wrath suppressed.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The sternness of age and the austerity of censoriousness are now silent.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- His thin lips tightened; the sternness of his ace increased.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- Dr. Branner was as kind to his boys as he was stern when sternness was needed.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- "You expect too much," she answered, with a touch that was almost of sternness.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- As they rested upon her some of the sternness seemed to fade from their glance.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
- "That remains to be seen," Colonel John replied, a note of sternness in his voice.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- Afterward this sternness seemed criminal; for my mind was made up.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- It had dreaminess in it, intense attention, and something like sternness.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for sternness
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