Sternness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding

uncompromising resolution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɜːnnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɜːnnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɜːnnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɜːnnəs/.

Examples

the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strictness

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding “the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable”
noun	uncompromising resolution

Word Forms

stern	adjective	severely simple
strict	adjective	incapable of compromise or flexibility

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strenge

Die Qualität (was die Szenerie betrifft) ist düster und düster und abweisend

🇫🇷French

sévérité

la qualité (comme du paysage) étant sinistre et sombre et interdite

🇪🇸Spanish

serenidad

la calidad (como el paisaje) es sombría, sombría e imponente.

🇮🇹Italian

severità

la qualità (come scenario) è cupa, cupa e ostile

🇳🇱Dutch

strengheid

de kwaliteit (vanaf het landschap) is grimmig, somber en afschrikwekkend

🇵🇹Portuguese

severidade

a qualidade (como do cenário) é sombria, sombria e proibitiva

🇷🇺Russian

строгость

качество (как пейзаж) мрачное, мрачное и неприступное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कडाई

गुणवत्ता (दृश्यावली के रूप में) गंभीर और निराशाजनक और निषेधात्मक है

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোরতা

গুণমান (নৈসর্গিক দৃশ্য হিসাবে) গুরুতর এবং গ্লুমি এবং নিষিদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டிப்பு

தரம் (இயற்கைக்காட்சியின்படி) கடுமையான மற்றும் இருண்ட மற்றும் தடைசெய்யும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినత్వం

నాణ్యత (దృశ్యాల ప్రకారం) భయంకరంగా మరియు దిగులుగా మరియు నిషేధించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कडकपणा

गुणवत्ता (दृश्यानुसार) गंभीर आणि उदास आणि निषिद्ध आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોરતા

ગુણવત્તા (દ્રશ્ય તરીકે) ભયંકર અને અંધકારમય અને પ્રતિબંધિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಠುರತೆ

ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ (ದೃಶ್ಯಾವಳಿಯಂತೆ) ಕಠೋರ ಮತ್ತು ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಷೇಧಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കർക്കശത

ഗുണനിലവാരം (ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ പോലെ) ഭയങ്കരവും ഇരുണ്ടതും വിലക്കുന്നതും ആണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ (ਨਜ਼ਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ) ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਮਨ੍ਹਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی

معیار (منظر کے مطابق) سنگین اور اداس اور حرام ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严厉

（就风景而言）严峻、阴暗、令人生畏的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しさ

（風景としての）性質は厳しく、暗く、禁じられている

🇰🇷Korean

엄격함

(풍경의) 품질은 암울하고 우울하며 금지됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nghiêm khắc

chất lượng (như của phong cảnh) ảm đạm, ảm đạm và cấm đoán

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้มงวด

คุณภาพ (ตามทิวทัศน์) น่ากลัวและมืดมนและห้ามปราม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekerasan

kualitasnya (seperti pemandangan) yang suram dan suram serta menakutkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mahigpit

ang kalidad (bilang ng tanawin) pagiging mabangis at madilim at nagbabawal

🇲🇾Malay

ketegasan

kualiti (seperti pemandangan) menjadi suram dan suram dan melarang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصرامة

الجودة (كما هو الحال في المشهد) قاتمة وكئيبة ومحرمة

🇮🇷Persian

سخت گیری

کیفیت (از نظر مناظر) تیره و تار و منع کننده بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

sertlik

kalitenin (manzara itibariyle) acımasız, kasvetli ve yasaklayıcı olması

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּמרָה

האיכות (נכון לנוף) קודרת וקודרת ואוסרת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sternness'?

The primary meaning of 'sternness' is 'the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding'.

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Using 'sternness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sternness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sternness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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