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How to say: sternness

Spelling: Sternness Syllables  sternness
US accent
/stˈɜːnnəs/
UK accent
/stˈɜːnnəs/
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Definition

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

e.g. “the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable”

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