Sterner
Meaning of Sterner
adjective, comparative adjective
- (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.
a smile transformed his stern face
Mama looked stern
Old English styrne, probably from the West Germanic base of the verb stare.
Information about Sterner
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of Sterner
Sterner
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- Sterner is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Sterner synonyms
Meaning solemn or thoughtful in character or manner:
Meaning (of a person or their manner or expression) serious or unfriendly; not smiling:
Meaning forming an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration by furrowing one's brows:
Meaning (of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense:
Meaning unfriendly or threatening in appearance:
Meaning very serious or gloomy:
Meaning not friendly:
Meaning having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness:
Meaning a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound:
Meaning not affected by alcohol; not drunk:
Meaning severe or strict in manner or attitude:
Meaning relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance:
Meaning not having or showing feeling or sympathy:
Meaning of, containing, or reminiscent of flint:
Meaning resembling steel in colour, brightness, or strength:
Meaning not yielding in strength, severity, or determination:
Meaning (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid:
Meaning not willing to forgive or excuse people's faults or wrongdoings:
Meaning reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible:
Meaning not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy:
Meaning expressing an unfavourable opinion:
Meaning showing stern and inflexible judgement:
Sterner antonyms
Meaning friendly and cheerful:
Meaning kind and pleasant:
Anagrams of Sterner
Words that rhyme with Sterner
Farner, Garner, Larner, Warner, breadearner, darner, earner, forewarner, garner, kvarner, learner, warner, yarner, yearner, Berner, Easterner, Koerner, Lerner, Mideasterner, Midwesterner, Northeasterner, Northerner, Northwesterner, Southeasterner, Southerner, Southwesterner, Taverner, Telferner, Verner, Werner, Westerner, derner, discerner, easterner, kerner, midwesterner, moderner, northeasterner, northerner, northwesterner, patterner, southeasterner, southerner, southwesterner, sterner, taverner, terner, westerner, Kirner, girner
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