ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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