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sternness
noun
()
uncompromising resolution
Synonyms:
strictness
,
sternness
noun
()
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
Examples:
The sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable.
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strictness
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gentleness
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imperiousness
,
gruffness
,
stoicism
,
geniality
,
humility
,
earnestness
,
haughtiness
,
peevishness
,
demeanor
,
affability
,
bluntness
,
bashfulness
,
diffidence
,
meanness
,
stoic
,
meekness
,
implacability
,
humbleness
,
graciousness
,
mischievousness
,
steeliness
,
ruefulness
,
fastidiousness
,
priggishness
,
winsomeness
,
imperturbability
,
impassivity
,
impishness
,
hauteur
,
unflappability
,
joviality
,
guilelessness
,
taciturnity
,
daintiness
,
chirpiness
,
irascibility
,
wryness
,
amiability
,
incredulousness
,
articulateness
,
boyishness
,
torvity
,
curtness
,
martinet
,
aloofness
,
officiousness
,
indignance
,
good naturedness
,
suavity
,
punctiliousness
,
lightheartedness
,
callowness
,
courtliness
,
facetiousness
,
archness
,
impeccability
,
ardency
,
heartiness
,
perceptiveness
,
cheerfulness
,
wholeheartedness
,
tactlessness
,
sincerity
,
pugnacity
,
brusqueness
,
deliberateness
,
pompousness
,
demureness
,
uptightness
,
respectfulness
,
superciliousness
,
directness
,
bravado
,
gentlemanliness
,
mournfulness
,
drollness
,
mannerisms
,
brassiness
,
vivaciousness
,
puerility
,
heartedness
,
unworldliness
,
uprightness
,
acerbity
,
humor
,
cantankerousness
,
translucence
,
orneriness
,
cheeriness
,
calmness
,
sunniness
,
playfulness
,
ingenuousness
,
soberness
,
ungainliness
,
clownishness
,
astringency
,
equanimity
,
sternness
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