strict vs stern

strict is not a noun while stern is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strict	No	Yes	No	No
stern	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, strict and stern are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of strict include exacting.

strict (noun)	stern (noun)
	the rear part of a ship
	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

strict (adjective)	stern (adjective)
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint	severe and unremitting in making demands
severe and unremitting in making demands	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard	of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
incapable of compromise or flexibility	severely simple
(of rules) stringently enforced