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Grep of noun sterner easterner westerner 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 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)
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