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stern

/stɝn/noun, adjective1 syllable

Stern means: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

Synonyms for stern61

noun, as in the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat
and 13 more, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

noun, as in the rear part of a ship

after part, quarter, poop, tail

noun, as in United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

Isaac Stern

adjective, as in not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

grim, inexorable, relentless, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable

adjective, as in severely simple

austere, severe, stark, plain

adjective, as in of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

austere, nonindulgent, strict

adjective, as in severe and unremitting in making demands

strict, exacting, demanding

also used for stern

bleak, sombre, cheerless, comfortless, dark, morose, depressing, desolate, dire, brutal, callous, cold, cold-eyed, cruel, dour

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What does stern mean?7

noun

1

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

2

the rear part of a ship

3

United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

adjective

1

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty“grim determination”

2

severely simple“a stark interior”

3

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect“an austere expression”

4

severe and unremitting in making demands“an exacting instructor”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stern?12

one syllable

turnlearnburnearnfernurnkernchurnyearn

two syllables

returnconcerndiscern
Show 40 near rhymes
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Stern in a sentence

  • The lifeboats were located abaft the ship, near the stern.Anxxos
  • He looks stern, but actually he's very kind.voxbubnya
  • The stern area had also received several hits, increasing the torpedo damage.CM
  • His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.AlanF_US
  • Our teacher is at once stern and kindly.AlanF_US
  • Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.CN
  • The teacher gave his pupils a stern telling-off.sundown
  • Her stern look told the boys that they were in trouble.CM

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Forms of stern

as a noun

plural
sterns

as a adjective

comparative
sterner
superlative
sternest