Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
stern (adjective)1.
a) having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner - austere
b) expressive of severe displeasure - harsh
2.
forbidding or gloomy in appearance
3.
- inexorable stern necessity
4.
- sturdy stout a stern resolve severe
1.
the rear end of a boat
2.
a hinder or rear part the last or latter part
Isaac 1920–2001 Am. (Russ.-born) violinist
Otto 1888–1969 Am. (Ger.-born) physicist
