What does sternity mean?
Sternity means (rare) The quality of being stern..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) The quality of being stern..
Jemmy eyed him but his sternity rotted to foolishness in his stare.
His attitude is that of compassion combind^([sic]) with sternity.
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
Use sternity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sternity means (rare) The quality of being stern..
Common synonyms include sternness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Jemmy eyed him but his sternity rotted to foolishness in his stare.
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