Noah Webster
Sternness
STERNNESS, noun
1. Severity of look; a look of austerity, rigor or severe authority; as the sternness of ones presence.
2. Severity or harshness of manner; rigor.
I have sternness in my soul enough to hear of soldiers work.
STERNNESS, noun
1. Severity of look; a look of austerity, rigor or severe authority; as the sternness of ones presence.
2. Severity or harshness of manner; rigor.
I have sternness in my soul enough to hear of soldiers work.