Grep of noun stern
cistern
country and western
isaac stern
pastern
postern
southwestern
stern
stern chaser
sterna
sterna hirundo
sterne
sterninae
sternness
sternocleido mastoideus
sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid vein
sternotherus
sternpost
sternum
sternutation
sternutator
sternutatory
sternwheeler
western
Overview of noun stern
The noun stern has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship)
2. Stern, Isaac Stern -- (United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920))
3. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass -- (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)
Overview of adj stern
The adj stern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) austere, stern -- (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face")
2. (2) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting -- (not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;"grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood)
3. (2) stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards")
4. stern -- ((nautical) pertaining to the after part of a vessel)
Antonyms of adj stern
4 senses of stern
Sense 1
austere, stern
INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent
Sense 2
grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
INDIRECT (VIA implacable) -> placable
Sense 3
stern, strict, exacting
INDIRECT (VIA demanding) -> undemanding
Sense 4
stern(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA aft) -> fore
Similarity of adj stern
4 senses of stern
Sense 1
austere, stern
=> nonindulgent (vs. indulgent)
Sense 2
grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
=> implacable (vs. placable)
Sense 3
stern, strict, exacting
=> demanding (vs. undemanding)
Sense 4
stern(postnominal)
=> aft(postnominal) (vs. fore)
Attributes of adj stern
Familiarity of adj stern
stern used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Grep of adj stern
eastern
midwestern
northeastern
northwestern
southeastern
southwestern
stern
sternal
sternutative
sternutatory
western
Overview of noun stern
The noun stern has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship)
2. Stern, Isaac Stern -- (United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920))
3. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass -- (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)
Overview of adj stern
The adj stern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) austere, stern -- (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face")
2. (2) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting -- (not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;"grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood)
3. (2) stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards")
4. stern -- ((nautical) pertaining to the after part of a vessel)
stern definition
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