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English to English noun
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the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding |  | Example: the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable
source: wordnet30
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uncompromising resolution |  | source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being stern. |  | source: webster1913
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