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Definition of Sternnesses
1. sternness [n] - See also: sternness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sternnesses
Literary usage of Sternnesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Chevalier de Johnstone by James Johnstone Johnstone (1871)
"... and ready to sink under my misfortunes, I could support with patience her
sternnesses and the cold air which she continually testified to me; ..."
2. The Adirondacks by Thomas Morris Longstreth (1917)
"Yet Snowy has his moods, his beauties, his sternnesses, and the hearts of those
who know him. We set out, Master Thomas leading. ..."
3. The Adirondacks by Thomas Morris Longstreth (1917)
"Yet Snowy has his moods, his beauties, his sternnesses, and the hearts of those
who know him. We set out, Master Thomas leading. ..."