 austere |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] severely simple | |
| Synonyms: | severe stark | |
| Examples: | "a stark interior" |
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| Related terms: | plain | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect | |
| Synonyms: | stern | |
| Examples: | "an austere expression" "a stern face" |
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| Related terms: | nonindulgent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] practicing great self-denial | |
| Synonyms: | ascetical spartan ascetic | |
| Examples: | "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James "a desert nomad's austere life" "a spartan diet" "a spartan existence" |
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| Related terms: | abstemious | |
| Similar spelling: |
austerely austerity austerlitz Austria austral Asterope aster Austrian Australia auctorial astern Asteridae Asteraceae |
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