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hardship vs sternness

sternness vs hardship

hardship and sternness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hardship Yes No No No
sternness Yes No No No
As nouns, sternness is a hyponym of hardship; that is, sternness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hardship:
  • hardship: something hard to endure
  • sternness: the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
hardship (noun) sternness (noun)
something hard to endure uncompromising resolution
something that causes or entails suffering the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
a state of misfortune or affliction
Difference between hardship and sternness

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