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sternnesses

sternnesses is the plural of sternness.

Meaning of sternness

Noun

sternness (countable and uncountable, plural sternnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
    • There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited
  2. (countable) The result or product of being stern.

Questions about sternnesses

What is sternnesses the plural of?
Sternnesses is the plural of sternness.

Words near sternnesses in the dictionary

  1. sternly
  2. sternman
  3. sternmen
  4. sternmost
  5. sternness
  6. sternnesses
  7. Sterno
  8. sterno-
  9. sternochondroscapulares
  10. sternochondroscapularis
  11. sternoclavicular

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