40 entries under sternness topic. ×

15
strictness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
12
austerity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
12
harshness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
11
severity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
8
hardness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
8
rigor(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
7
rigidity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
5
acerbity(noun, discipline, firmness, sharpness, severity)
5
asperity(noun, sharpness, severity, harshness, conformity)
5
grimness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
4
inclemency(severity, harshness, conformity, strictness)
2
exactingness(severity, strictness)
1
economy(noun, severity, strictness)
1
exactness(severity, harshness, conformity, strictness)
1
obduracy(noun, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness)
1
stiffness(noun, firmness, severity, harshness, conformity)
0
abstemiousness(severity, strictness)
0
asceticism(severity, strictness)
0
astringence(severity, strictness)
0
chasteness(severity, strictness)
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