Definition of STERNNESS

sternness

Plural: sternnesses

Noun

  • the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
    • "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"
  • uncompromising resolution
  • The state or quality of being stern.
  • The result or product of being stern.

Origin / Etymology

From stern + -ness.

Synonyms

strictness

Scrabble Score: 9

sternness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sternness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sternness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

sternness is a valid Words With Friends word