Sternness

Definition of Sternness
Noun

1. sternness (the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding) "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"

2. sternness, strictness (uncompromising resolution)

Adjectives for Sternness
strange; awful; considerable; unwonted; black; meaningful; frowning.