His eyes redeem his face from sternness.
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Sternness
Synonyms for "sternness" (20 found)
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Related words (10)
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German
4 entries- Ernst noun (state or quality of being stern)
- Gestrengigkeit noun (state or quality of being stern)
- Härte noun (state or quality of being stern)
- Strenge noun (state or quality of being stern)
Sample sentences
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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
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