stern in English

adjective

1

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

a smile transformed his stern face

synonyms: serious, unsmiling, frowning, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, austere, dour, stony, flinty, steely, unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic, disapproving

noun

1

the rearmost part of a ship or boat.

he stood at the stern of the yacht

synonyms: rear (end), back, after end, poop, transom, tail

adjective

serious, unsmiling, frowning, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, austere, dour, stony, flinty, steely, unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic, disapproving
strict, severe, stringent, harsh, drastic, hard, tough, extreme, rigid, ruthless, rigorous, exacting, demanding, uncompromising, unsparing, inflexible, authoritarian, draconian
inexorable, grim, unappeasable, relentless, unforgiving, unrelenting
severe, stark, austere
strict, exacting
austere

noun

rear (end), quarter, bottom
rear (end), back, after end, poop, transom, tail
quarter, tail, after part, poop
bottom, nates, fundament, posterior, prat, bum, tail end, can, buns, fanny, rear end, buttocks, ass, tail, backside, rump, hindquarters, behind, butt, tush, seat, rear, derriere, keister

Use "stern" in a sentence

1. Why this stern prohibition?

2. Her voice was stern.

3. As adjectives the difference between stern and Aftermost is that stern is having a hardness and severity of nature or manner while Aftermost is (nautical) nearest the stern

4. Aftward (not comparable) Toward the stern

5. Stern jabbed at me with his glasses.

6. A stern fellow, though generally accounted fair.

7. They are very stern in their discipline.

8. I'm gonna gut you, bow to stern.

9. The skiff was dancing at the stern.

10. The teacher's stern look reduced him to silence.

11. Brace for shock wave, bow to stern.

12. A rare smile lit up his stern features.

13. Aunt Auntie Mame … a stern but smoldering Auntie

14. He received a stern rebuke from the manager.

15. Her voice was stern, just short of scolding.

16. What does Aftward mean? (nautical) Toward the stern

17. 10 Water Gypsy shuddered from bow to stern.

18. The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster.

19. Aftermost: 1 adj located closest to the stern or tail Synonyms: aft (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

20. Convoy extension to stern in (metre.decimetre = resolution in dm)

21. The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.

22. 3 His grandparents were stern and self-righteous people.

23. Our team made a stern resolve to win.

24. In contextnauticallang=en terms the difference between stern and Aftermost is that stern is (nautical) the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel while Aftermost is (nautical) nearest the stern of a vessel; hindmost

25. (Nautical Terms) with the stern first: full speed Astern!.

26. Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies.

27. But never more than fit between prow and stern.

28. He cast a stern glance at the two men.

29. Video for The Prodigy's 'Breathe' Directed by Walter Stern

30. Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.

31. The symphony: Isaac Stern, the concerto, I heard it."

32. The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away.

33. Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.

34. He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.

35. What began as a stern test ended as a laugher.

36. The laws and customs were strict and stern. (tr.

37. We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.

38. Stern put Travis in charge of the research team.

39. Aftermost - located closest to the stern or tail aft - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection

40. Bland: not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect

41. Watch Bushwhacked starring Daniel Stern in this Comedy on DIRECTV

42. Austere definition is - stern and cold in appearance or manner

43. As a preposition Abaft is (nautical) behind; toward the stern

44. The speedboat bore down on us, nearly missing our stern.

45. 13 Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies.

46. The effort to portray Stern as a prince is relentless.

47. 27 The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.

48. And there were wishes here, but never prow and stern.

49. 23 The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.

50. Howard Stern is one of America's best known shock jocks.