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sternity

noun

Etymology

From stern + -ity.

  1. derived from *ster-✻
  2. inherited from *sturnijaz✻
  3. inherited from styrne
  4. inherited from stern
  5. suffixed as sternity — “stern + ity”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being stern.

    • Jemmy eyed him but his sternity rotted to foolishness in his stare.
    • His attitude is that of compassion combind^([sic]) with sternity.
    • It is, for lack of a better tag, a public school with a lot of “sternity.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA