/ Dictionary / Index S stern: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: stern Pronunciation: (strn), [key] ? -er, -est. firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline. hard, harsh, or severe: a stern reprimand. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character: stern times. grim or forbidding in aspect: a stern face. stern Pronunciation: (strn), [key] ? n. the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem). the back or rear of anything. (cap.)the constellation Puppis. the tail of a hound. Stern Pronunciation: (strn), [key] ? n. born 1920, U.S. violinist, born in Russia. 1888?1969, U.S. physicist, born in Germany: Nobel prize 1943. stern- Pronunciation: [key] var. ofbefore a vowel: sternite. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: stern (Thesaurus) Sterlitamak sternal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diurnal Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today?s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language