STERNNESSES Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word sternnesses. (close relations)
Definition of STERNNESSES
stern
Best Alternative Words for STERNNESSES
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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 |