Stern

Stern Stern, a. [Compar. {Sterner}; superl. {Sternest}.] [OE. sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk refractory. [root]166.] Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree. [1913 Webster]

The sterne wind so loud gan to rout. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

When that the poor have cried, C[ae]sar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

These barren rocks, your stern inheritance. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Gloomy; sullen; forbidding; strict; unkind; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; pitiless. [1913 Webster]

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Forbidding, austere, severe, rigid / Harsh, cruel, severe, bitter, rigorous, strict, hard, unrelenting, inflexible, rigid / Steadfast, immovable, rigidly steadfast, incorruptible, uncompromising, Hinder part (of a vessel)

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Stern- — Stern … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Stern.de — Logo stern.de ist das der Zeitschrift . Es wurde 1995 gegründet und zählt damit zu den Pionieren des in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen stern.de GmbH ist eine hundertprozentige Tochter des Verlagshauses . Seit August 2006 ist Chef der . Im November… … Deutsch Wikipedia
stern.de — Logo stern.de ist das Webportal der Zeitschrift stern. Es wurde 1995 gegründet und zählt damit zu den Pionieren des Online Journalismus in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen stern.de GmbH ist eine hundertprozentige Tochter des Verlagshauses Gruner +… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stern — Stern, a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. [1913 Webster] {Stern board} (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See {Board}, n., 8 (b) . {Stern chase}. (Naut.) (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
STERN — STERN, family of English merchant bankers and philanthropists. Originally, several brothers born in Frankfurt established banks in different European countries. DAVID DE STERN (1807–1877) and his brother HERMANN DE STERN (1815–1887) founded the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
stern — stern·berg; stern·ber·gia; stern·berg·ite; stern; stern·less; stern·ly; stern·man; stern·most; stern·ness; stern·son; stern·ward; stern·ways; stern·wards; … English syllables
Stern — Stern, Isaac Stern, Otto Stern, William * * * (as used in expressions) György Stern Solti Stern Magazin Stern, Isaac Jonas Stern … Enciclopedia Universal
Stern — Stern: Mhd. stern‹e›, ahd. sterno, got. stairnō, schwed. stjärna »Stern« stehen neben anders gebildetem mhd. (mitteld.) sterre, ahd. sterro, niederl. ster, engl. star (3↑ Star). Außergerm. sind z. B. verwandt griech. astē̓r, ástron »Stern« (s.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
stern — stern1 [stʉrn] adj. [ME sterne < OE styrne < IE base * ster , stiff, rigid > STARE, STARVE] 1. hard; severe; unyielding; strict [stern measures] 2. grim; forbidding [a stern face] 3. relentless; inexorable … English World dictionary
Stern — Stern, n. [Icel. stj[=o]rn a steering, or a doubtful AS. ste[ o]rn. [root]166. See {Steer}, v. t.] 1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The after or rear end of a ship or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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