Dourness
Strictness and dourness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strictness" instead a noun "Dourness".
Strictness
Strictness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Usage example: his stoic temperament suited him well to the demands and strictness of military life
Dourness and strictness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dourness" instead a noun "Strictness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- severity and dourness
- severity and strictness
- solemnity and dourness
- solemnity and strictness
- economy and dourness
- economy and strictness
- seriousness and dourness
- seriousness and strictness
- sobriety and dourness
- sobriety and strictness
- harshness and dourness
- harshness and strictness
- austerity and dourness
- austerity and strictness
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