stern
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the rear part of a ship
Types & categories
- back hypernym
Parts & wholes
- ship part holonym
- escutcheon part meronym
- skeg part meronym
Sense 2 adjective
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
an austere expression
Related & opposite
- austereness derivation
- nonindulgent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
grim determination
Related & opposite
- sternness derivation
- rigor derivation
- relentlessness derivation
- implacable similar to
Sense 4 noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
he deserves a good kick in the butt
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
Parts & wholes
- torso part holonym
Related & opposite
- posterior derivation
Sense 5 adjective
severe and unremitting in making demands
an exacting instructor
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
severely simple
a stark interior
Related & opposite
- austereness derivation
- starkness derivation
- sternness derivation
- plain similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ship |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | escutcheon |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | skeg |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | back |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | austereness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonindulgent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sternness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigor |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relentlessness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | implacable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | posterior |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | torso |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sternness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | demanding |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | austereness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | starkness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sternness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | plain |