🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

엄숙한 얼굴

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eomsukhan eolgul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stern-Faced/ˈstɜrn.feɪst/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 엄숙한 얼굴은 모두를 긴장하게 만들었다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a serious, severe, or unfriendly expression.

    "The teacher's stern-faced demeanor made the students quiet down immediately."
  2. 2

    Characterized by a lack of warmth or friendliness in facial expression.

    "Despite her stern-faced appearance, she was quite kind-hearted."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'stern-faced' combines 'stern', derived from the Old English 'styrne', meaning strict or severe, and 'faced', from the Middle English 'face', referring to the front part of the head. The phrase evolved to describe a facial expression that conveys seriousness or disapproval.

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