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rigor vs sternness

sternness vs rigor

rigor and sternness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rigor Yes No No No
sternness Yes No No No
As nouns, sternness is a hyponym of rigor; that is, sternness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rigor:
  • rigor: something hard to endure
  • sternness: the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
As nouns, sternness is a hypernym of rigor; that is, sternness is a word with a broader meaning than rigor:
  • rigor: excessive sternness
  • sternness: uncompromising resolution
Other hypernyms of rigor include strictness.
rigor (noun) sternness (noun)
something hard to endure uncompromising resolution
the quality of being valid and rigorous the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
excessive sternness
Difference between rigor and sternness

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