Sternness and Willingness

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Sternness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).

Usage example: the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity

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Willingness is an antonym for sternness.

Nearby Words: stern, sternly

Willingness noun - Cheerful readiness to do something.

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Sternness is an antonym for willingness.

Nearby Words: willing, willingly

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Willingness and Sternness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sternness/willingness

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