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   stern

   /stəːn/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline: "a smile transformed his stern face" Similar seriousunsmilingfrowningpoker-facedsevereforbiddinggrimunfriendlysombregravesoberausteredourstonyflintysteelyunrelentingunyieldingunforgivingunbendingunsympatheticdisapprovingrare:Rhadamanthineinformal:boot-facedOpposite genialfriendly
   • ▪ (of an act or statement) strict and severe: "stern measures to restrict vehicle growth" Similar strictseverestringentharshdrastichardtoughfierceextremerigorousrigidexactingdemandinguncompromisingunsparinginflexibleauthoritariandraconianinformal:badasssolidOpposite lenientlax
   • ▪ (of competition or opposition) putting someone or something under extreme pressure: "the past year has been a stern test of the ability of British industry"

   Word Origin Old Englishstyrne, probably from the West Germanic base of the verb stare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sternness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTERN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STERN definition: 1. severe, or showing disapproval: 2. If something, such as a job, is stern, it is difficult: 3…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sternStern Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of STERN is having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere. How to use stern in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stern.

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   Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent. Severe implies strictness, lack of sympathy, and a tendency to impose a hard discipline on others: a severe judge.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTERN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent. severe implies strictness, lack of sympathy, and a tendency to impose a hard discipline on others: a severe judge. harsh suggests a great severity and roughness, and cruel, unfeeling treatment of others: a harsh ...

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sternStern - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Stern, strict, severe, harsh, unforgiving — they all more or less mean the same thing, which is very tough and exacting, with a little helping of seriousness thrown in for good measure. What does this have to do with the stern of a boat, also known as the rear area?

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sternStern - definition of stern by The Free Dictionary

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   1. showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian. 2. lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe. 3. relentless; unyielding: the stern demands of parenthood. 4. having an austere or forbidding appearance or nature.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstern adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   serious and often showing that you do not approve of somebody/something; expecting somebody to obey you synonym strict. a stern face/expression/look. a stern warning. Her voice was stern. The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime. Extra Examples. Join us.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sternstern | meaning of stern in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   stern meaning, definition, what is stern: serious and strict, and showing strong d...: Learn more.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sternstern - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 15, 2024 · stern (third-person singular simple present sterns, present participle sterning, simple past and past participle sterned) (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To steer, to direct the course of (a ship). (transitive, intransitive, nautical) To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarystern | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    stern meaning: 1. very serious and without any humour: 2. the back part of a ship. Learn more.