sternness
/stˈɝnnʌs/
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Definitions
Noun
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"
Noun
uncompromising resolution
More General Terms
asperity
grimness
hardship
restrictiveness
rigor
rigorousness
rigour
rigourousness
severeness
severity
unpermissiveness
More Specific Terms
hardness
harshness
inclemency
Puritanism
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stiffness