STERNNESS Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word sternness. (close relations)
stern
Best Alternative Words for STERNNESS
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strictness | nounn | |||||||
noun • conscientious attention to rules and details • uncompromising resolution | ||||||||
austerity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | ||||||||
exactitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being exact | ||||||||
firmness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the muscle tone of healthy tissue • the trait of being resolute • the property of being unyielding to the touch • the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place | ||||||||
harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
rigidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending • the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | ||||||||
rigour | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being valid and rigorous • something hard to endure • excessive sternness | ||||||||
severity | nounn | |||||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||||
sternutation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose |