Sternness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sternness \Stern"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being stern.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sternness
       n : uncompromising resolution [syn: {strictness}]