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sternity

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality of being stern.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Jemmy eyed him but his sternity rotted to foolishness in his stare⟳.”
“His attitude is that of compassion combind with sternity.”
“It is, for lack of a better tag, a public school with a lot of “sternity.””
“wondering what’s wrong / with all these people / how can they live⟳ with their sternity”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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