Stern meaning

What does “stern” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“stern” is a noun and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the rear part of a ship.

stern

the rear part of a ship
Synonymsafter part quarter poop tail
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
SynonymsIsaac Stern
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
“are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”
Synonymsbuttocks nates arse butt backside bum buns can

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
“an austere expression”
“a stern face”
Synonymsaustere
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
“grim determination”
“grim necessity”
Synonymsgrim inexorable relentless unappeasable unforgiving unrelenting
severe and unremitting in making demands
“an exacting instructor”
“a stern disciplinarian”
Synonymsstrict exacting
severely simple
“a stark interior”
Synonymsaustere severe stark

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University