āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
stern
01
āĻāĻ ā§āĻ°, āĻ āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯
serious and strict in manner or attitude, often showing disapproval or authority
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite his stern exterior, he was fair and just in his decisions.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ ā§āĻ°, āĻ āĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ
(of actions, policies, or statements) severe and uncompromising, often implemented to enforce discipline or control
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The school implemented stern rules to prevent cheating during exams.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
not capable of being appeased, softened, or persuaded
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her stern refusal left him no options.
04
plain or very simple in style or appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His attire was stern, without any decoration.
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sitting on the rocky ground made his stern feel sore after a while.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĨā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
the rear or aft part of a ship or boat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The crew worked on the stern of the vessel.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
sternly
sternness
stern
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