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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

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • English (US)

     STERN meaning: 1. severe, or showing disapproval: 2. If...

   • Sternly

     STERNLY definition: 1. in a way that shows disapproval: 2....

   • Stern: Japanese Translation

     STERN translate: いかめしい, 厳格な, 厳格（げんかく）な. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Stern, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     stern definicja: 1. severe, or showing disapproval: 2. If...

   • Stern Spanish Translation

     STERN translate: severo, duro, culo, trasero, serio/ia...

   • Stern: Russian Translation

     STERN translate: суровый, строгий , корма . Learn more in...

   • Stern: Catalan Translation

     stern translate: sever, dur. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Stern: Arabic Translation

     STERN translate: مُتَجَهِّم. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent.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.

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

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   Stern can be an adjective meaning hard, harsh, or severe, or a noun meaning the rear part of a ship or a violinist. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, and usage of stern in different contexts.