| Stern (stûrn), Isaac 1920-2001. Russian-born American violinist who is considered among the great 20th-century virtuosos. |
| Stern, Otto 1888-1969. German-born American physicist. He won a 1943 Nobel Prize for detecting the magnetic movements of atomic particles. |
| 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. [Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.] stern  ly adv.stern ness n. |
| stern 2 (stûrn) n. 1. Nautical The rear part of a ship or boat. 2. A rear part or section. [Middle English sterne, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stj  rn, rudder; see st - in Indo-European roots.] |
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
stern 2
Noun
the rear part of a boat or ship [Old Norse stjōrn steering]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  stern - the rear part of a ship 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) 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 | |
| Adj. | 1. | stern - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" 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"implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" | |
| 3. | stern - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" 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" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" |
stern
adjective 1. strict, harsh, rigorous, hard, cruel, grim, rigid, relentless, drastic, authoritarian, austere, inflexible, unrelenting, unyielding, unsparing << OPPOSITE lenient
Translations
stern1
adj stern [stəːn]
harsh, severe or strict The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline. streng صارِم، عابِس، قاسٍ строг přísný streng streng αυστηρός, σκληρός range سخت گير ankara sévère קַפדָן कड़ा, कठोर, सख्त krut, strog zord keras strangur severo 厳しい 엄격한, 준엄한 griežtas, rūstus stingrs; bargs tegas streng streng, hard srogi severo sever суровый; строгий prísny strog strog sträng, barsk ที่เข้มงวด sert 嚴厲的 суворий, строгий شدید یا سخت nghiêm nghị, nghiêm khắc 严厉的
adv sternly
streng بِصَرامَه، عابِسا сурово přísně strengt streng αυστηρά, σκληρά rangelt با سخت گيري ankarasti sévèrement בּחוּמרָה सख्ती के साथ, कड़ाई के साथ strogo, kruto zordan dengan keras harkalega, vægðarlaust severamente 厳しく 엄격하게, 준엄하게 griežtai, rūsčiai stingri; bargi dengan tegas streng strengt srogo severamente cu severitate сурово; строго prísne strogo strogo strängt, barskt อย่างเคร่งครัด; อย่างเข้มงวด sertçe 苛刻地 суворо, строго سختی سے nghiêm nghị, nghiêm khắc 苛刻地
n sternness
strengheid عُبوس، صَرامَه строгост přísnost strenghed die Strenge αυστηρότητα, σκληρότητα rangus سخت گيري ankaruus sévérité חוּמרָה सख्ती, कड़ाई, कठोरता ozbiljnost, krutost szigor(úság) kekerasan harka, vægðarleysi severità 厳しさ 엄격함, 준엄함 griežtumas, rūstumas stingrība; bardzība ketegasan strengheid strenghet srogość severidade severitate суровость; строгость prísnosť strogost strogost stränghet, barskhet ความเคร่งครัด; ความเข้มงวด sertlik 嚴厲 строгість سختی sự nghiêm nghị, sự nghiêm khắc 严厉
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