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STERNNESSES Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word sternnesses. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word sternnesses. (close relations)
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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)

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

inflexibility
nounn
noun

• a lack of physical flexibility

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

rigidity
nounn
noun

• the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

seriousness
nounn
noun

• an earnest and sincere feeling

• the quality of arousing fear or distress

• the trait of being serious

severity
nounn
noun

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

Best Hypernyms For STERNNESSES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sternnesses, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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asperity grimness hardship restrictiveness rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severeness severity unpermissiveness

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