Definition of Stern

1. Noun. The rear part of a ship.

Exact synonyms: After Part, Poop, Quarter, Tail
Terms within: Escutcheon, Skeg
Generic synonyms: Back, Rear
Group relationships: Ship

2. Adjective. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect. "A stern face"
Exact synonyms: Austere
Similar to: Nonindulgent, Strict
Derivative terms: Austereness

3. Noun. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920).
Exact synonyms: Isaac Stern
Geographical relationships: Russia, Soviet Union, Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics, Ussr
Generic synonyms: Fiddler, Violinist

4. Adjective. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. "The stern demands of parenthood"

5. Noun. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Exact synonyms: Arse, Ass, Backside, Behind, Bottom, Bum, Buns, Butt, Buttocks, Can, Derriere, Fanny, Fundament, Hind End, Hindquarters, Keister, Nates, Posterior, Prat, Rear, Rear End, Rump, Seat, Tail, Tail End, Tooshie, Tush
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
Derivative terms: Posterior

6. Adjective. Severe and unremitting in making demands. "Strict standards"
Exact synonyms: Exacting, Strict
Similar to: Demanding
Derivative terms: Sternness, Strictness

7. Adjective. Severely simple. "A stark interior"
Exact synonyms: Austere, Severe, Stark
Similar to: Plain
Derivative terms: Austereness, Severeness, Starkness, Sternness

Definition of Stern

1. n. The black tern.

2. a. Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree.

3. n. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.

4. a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.

Definition of Stern

1. unyielding [adj STERNER, STERNEST] / the rear part of a ship [n -S] - See also: unyielding

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stern

sterilizer
sterilizers
sterilizes
sterilizing
sterlet
sterlets
sterling
sterling(a)
sterlingly
sterlingness
sterlingnesses
sterlings
sterling area
sterling bloc
sterling silver
stern (current term)
Sterna
sternage
sternages
sternal
Sterna hirundo
Sterne
sterned
sterner
sternest
sternforemost
Sterninae
sterning
sternite
sternites

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