Meaning of sternity | Babel Free

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”

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