ADJECTIVE | all | austere, severe, stark, stern | severely simple |
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all | austere, stern | of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor | |
all | austere, ascetic, ascetical, spartan | practicing great self-denial |
Sounds | aostih'r | |
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Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... |
Meaning | severely simple. | |
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Synonyms | severe, stark, stern | |
Broader | plain | not elaborate or elaborated |
Spanish | austero, sobrio | |
Nouns | austereness | extreme / extreme plainness |
Adverbs | austerely | in an austere fashion |
Meaning | Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect. | |
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Example | "an austere expression" | |
Synonym | stern | |
Broader | nonindulgent, strict | Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
Spanish | austero, duro, severo | |
Nouns | austereness | extreme / extreme plainness |
Meaning | Practicing great self-denial. | |
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Example | "a desert nomad's austere life" | |
Synonyms | ascetic, ascetical, spartan | |
Broader | abstemious | sparing in consumption of especially food and drink |
Spanish | ascético, austero, espartano | |
Catalan | ascètic, auster, espartà | |
Nouns | austerity | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) |
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