Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "stern" can be used as noun, adjective, verb, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

bow

Coordinate Terms

aloof apathetic impartial

Derived Terms

Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method Stern-Brocot tree Stern-Gerlach experiment pink stern square stern stem to stern stern chase stern chaser stern frame stern plane stern sex stern sheets stern-wheeler sternly sternness sternpost sternwards torpedo stern tunnel stern

Etymologically Related To

tern

Context

nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alexithymic back body part rear serious

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

tsundere

Type Of (IsA)

magazine rear

Part Of

sailboat ship

Related Terms

aft cheerless ghastly keel mean obstinate resilient rigid ruthless sinister strong sturdy surly taciturn uncompassionate unrelenting

Related Terms

aft animal back black tern boat boat back forbidding grim hardness hinder jock keel look part rear serious severity ship ship part shock shock jock somber somber serious strictness tail

Similar Terms

demanding implacable nonindulgent plain strict

Synonym Network

austere buttocks isaac stern poop strict unappeasable

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