Stern

/stɜːn/

The meaning and definition of Stern, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
  2. Grim and forbidding in appearance.

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Origin

From Middle English stern.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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