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stern

/stɜːn/ /stɝn/

Meanings
adjective
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

Examples :

"The teacher gave a stern warning to the students who were talking during the exam. "
character attitude

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration forbidding

forbidding verb

/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ /fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/

To disallow; to proscribe.

"Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden."

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration severity

severity noun

/səˈvɛɹɨti/

The state of being severe.

"The doctor was concerned about the severity of my cough, so he ordered a chest X-ray. "

Illustration management

management noun

/ˈmænədʒmənt/

Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

"The school's management team used careful planning and budgeting to ensure enough resources for all students' needs. "

Illustration navigated

navigated verb

/ˈnævɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈnævəˌɡeɪtɪd/

To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.

"He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr."

Illustration hardness

hardness noun

/ˈhɑːrdnəs/ /ˈhɑːdnəs/

The quality of being hard.

"The hardness of the diamond makes it ideal for cutting glass. "

Illustration scraping

scraping noun

/ˈskreɪpɪŋ/ /skreɪpɪŋ/

The sound or action of something being scraped.

"The scraping of the chair on the wooden floor was very loud. "

Illustration expertly

expertly adverb

/ˈɛkspərtli/ /ɪkˈspɝːtli/

In an expert manner; with great skill.

"The chef expertly flipped the omelet without breaking it. "

Illustration disapproval

disapproval noun

[dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ] /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/

The act of disapproving; condemnation.

"The teacher's disapproval of the student's cheating was clear in her stern voice. "