ଅର୍ଥ : The quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding.
ଉଦାହରଣ :
The sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable.
ଅର୍ଥ : Uncompromising resolution.
ସମକକ୍ଷ : strictness
Sternness meaning in Telugu.