48 entries under sternness topic. ×
| harshness(noun, power, abuse, easy, difficulty) | |
| rigidity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| severity(noun, power, abuse, easy, difficulty) | |
| rigor(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| stiffness(noun, firmness, protection, severity, security) | |
| austerity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| rigorousness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| inclemency(noun, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness) | |
| asperity(noun, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness) | |
| inflexibility(noun, firmness, protection, severity, security) | |
| obduracy(noun, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness) | |
| ruthlessness(noun, cruelty, harshness, insensitivity) | |
| stringency(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| grimness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness) | |
| brutality(noun, power, abuse, violence, misery) | |
| hardheartedness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, cruelty) | |
| strictness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| acerbity(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness) | |
| puritanism(severity, strictness) | |
| relentlessness(noun, harshness) |
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