sternness#1 (n)

n04710390

type n
lex_filenum 07
def the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
examples the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable
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Hypernym asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness
Derivationally related form sternness → stern
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Derivationally related form stern → sternness
Hyponym asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness

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