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1. sternness

noun. ['ˈstɝːnnəs, ˈstɝːnəs'] uncompromising resolution.

Etymology

  • -ness (English)
  • stern (English)
  • stern (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Sternness

  • furnas
  • furnace
  • burness
  • urness
  • ernests

2. sternness

noun. ['ˈstɝːnnəs, ˈstɝːnəs'] the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding.

Etymology

  • -ness (English)
  • stern (English)
  • stern (Middle English (1100-1500))