His eyes redeem his face from sternness.
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Sternness
Synonyms for "sternness" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (11)
Noun(8 words)
disciplinary severityenforcement strictnessforbiddingfrostinessgrimnesshardheartednessharshnesshumorlessness
Adjective(1 words)
formal atmospheres
Related words (18)
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More general
15 entriesasperitycharacteristicgrimnesshardshipinstitutional qualitypolicy characteristicqualityrestrictivenessrigorrigorousnessrigourrigourousnessseverenessseverityunpermissiveness
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesacademic sternnessdisplay sternnessextreme sternnessprofessional sternnessshow sternnesssternness of demeanor
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary