STERNNESS

sternness, strictness

(noun) uncompromising resolution

sternness

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sternness (countable and uncountable, plural sternnesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.

(countable) The result or product of being stern.

Source: Wiktionary

Stern"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being stern.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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