Sternity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sternity is a noun meaning (rare) The quality of being stern.
Meaning
(rare) The quality of being stern.
Example Sentences
His attitude is that of compassion combind^([sic]) with sternity.
Jemmy eyed him but his sternity rotted to foolishness in his stare.
It is, for lack of a better tag, a public school with a lot of “sternity.”
wondering what’s wrong / with all these people / how can they live with their sternity
Synonyms for sternity
Depending on context, synonyms include sternness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sternness, sterlingness, stolidness, stringentness, stoniness, solemnness.
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