Stern

Stern  (stûrn), Isaac Born 1920.

Russian-born American violinist who is considered among the great 20th-century virtuosos.

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stern ¹  (stûrn)

adj. stern·er, stern·est

1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: a stern disciplinarian. See Synonyms at severe.

2. Grim, gloomy, or forbidding in appearance or outlook.

3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising.

4. Inexorable; relentless: stern necessity.

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[Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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sternly adv.

sternness n.

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stern ²  (stûrn)

n.

1. Nautical The rear part of a ship or boat.

2. A rear part or section.

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[Middle English sterne, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stjrn, rudder; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stern ¹

Adjective

1. strict and serious: he's a very stern taskmaster

2. difficult and often unpleasant: the stern demands of the day

3. (of a facial expression) severe and disapproving [Old English styrne]

sternly adv

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stern ²

Noun

the rear part of a boat or ship [Old Norse stjōrn steering]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stern - the rear part of a ship after part, poop, tail, quarter escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
	2.	Stern - United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) Isaac Stern Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
	3.	stern - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
Adj.	1.	stern - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" austere nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
	2.	stern - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" grim, inexorable, relentless, unappeasable, unrelenting, unforgiving implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"
	3.	stern - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" exacting, strict demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
	4.	stern - severely simple; "a stark interior" austere, stark, severe plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

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stern

adjective 1. strict, harsh, rigorous, hard, cruel, grim, rigid, relentless, drastic, authoritarian, austere, inflexible, unrelenting, unyielding, unsparing << OPPOSITE lenient

adjective 2. severe, serious, forbidding, steely, flinty << OPPOSITE friendly

Translations

stern [stəːn] adj → severo, austero

n (NAUT) → popa

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stern [stəːn] adj → sévère

n (Naut) → arrière m, poupe f

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stern [stəːn] adj → streng

n → Heck nt

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stern [stəːn] adj → severo/a

n (NAUT) → poppa