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   Stern

   /stərn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline: "a smile transformed his stern face" Similar seriousunsmilingfrowningpoker-facedsevereforbiddinggrimunfriendlysombergravesoberausteredourstonyflintysteelyunrelentingunyieldingunforgivingunbendingunsympatheticdisapprovingrare:Rhadamanthineinformal:boot-facedOpposite genialfriendly
   • ▪ (of an act or statement) strict and severe; using extreme measures or terms: "stern measures to restrict growth of traffic" Similar strictseverestringentharshdrastichardtoughfierceextremerigorousrigidexactingdemandinguncompromisingunsparinginflexibleauthoritariandraconianinformal:badasssolidOpposite lenientlax
   • ▪ (of competition or opposition) putting someone or something under extreme pressure: "the past year has been a stern test of the ability of local industry"

   Word Origin Old Englishstyrne, probably from the West Germanic base of the verb stare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sternness noun

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   STERN meaning: 1. severe, or showing disapproval: 2. If something, such as a job, is stern, it is difficult: 3…. Learn more.

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   • There are 22 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word stern, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the word stern?

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   What does stern mean in physics?

   • Otto, 1888–1969, U.S. physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1943. sternite. see from soup to nuts (stem to stern). Stern, severe, harsh agree in referring to methods, aspects, manners, or facial expressions. Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent.

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   What does stern mean in German?

   • “Please?” “Halte!” the soldier ordered in a stern voice. Because the adjective "stern" is describing the voice in which the soldier shouts the German word for "Halt" the chosen definition is the best fit.

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   What does sternly mean?

   • stern•ly, adv.: The judge spoke sternly to the lawyer. Nautical, Naval Terms the rear part of a vessel or boat (often opposed to stem). the back or rear of anything. firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline. hard, harsh, or severe: a stern reprimand. of an unpleasantly serious character: stern times.

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   Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent. Severe implies strictness, lack of sympathy, and a tendency to impose a hard discipline on others: a severe judge.

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   Stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a hard, forbidding, or withdrawn aspect or nature: a stern parent. Severe implies strictness, lack of sympathy, and a tendency to impose a hard discipline on others: a severe judge.

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   Definitions of 'stern'. 1. Stern words or actions are very severe. [...] 2. Someone who is stern is very serious and strict. [...] 3. The stern of a boat is the back part of it.

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   What does the word stern mean? There are 22 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word stern , 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun stern. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    Definition of stern noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.