stern
Having a hardness and severity of nature or mannerHaving a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
» Her stern look got him to quit talking.
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2 sensesHaving a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
streng, hart, bitter
стро́гийstrógij, суро́выйsuróvyj
суво́рийsuvóryj, стро́гийstróhyj
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
The remark earned me a stern rebuke.
düster, unfreundlich, abweisend
мра́чныйmráčnyj
- severe and unremitting in making demands
- of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- severely simple
Examples
56 sentencesHer stern look got him to quit talking.
Mary gave Tom a stern look.
ruМэри одарила Тома суровым взглядом. — Karok
deMaria warf Tom einen strengen Blick zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom gave Mary a stern look.
ruТом окинул Мэри строгим взглядом. — odexed
Tom looks stern.
deTom sieht streng aus. — Felixjp
The cat just gave him a stern look.
Кіт лише сурово на нього подивився. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stern, sterne, sturne, from Old English styrne (“stern, grave, strict,From Middle English stern, sterne, sturne, from Old English styrne (“stern, grave, strict, austere, hard, severe, cruel”), from Proto-Germanic *sturnijaz (“angry, astonished, shocked”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“rigid, stiff”). Cognate with Scots stern (“bold, courageous, fierce, resolute”), Old High German stornēn (“to be astonished”), Dutch stuurs (“glum, austere”), Swedish stursk (“insolent”).
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Forms
sterner, sternestSynonyms
84 synonyms- severe and unremitting in making demands:strictexacting
- of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect:austere
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty:griminexorablerelentlessunappeasableunforgivingunrelenting
- severely simple:austereseverestark
Antonyms
10 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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