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austere definition
austere |
Grep of noun austere austereness Overview of adj austere The adj austere has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) austere, severe, stark -- (severely simple; "a stark interior") 2. austere, stern -- (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face") 3. ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan -- (practicing great self-denial; "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") Antonyms of adj austere 3 senses of austere Sense 1 austere, severe, stark INDIRECT (VIA plain) -> fancy Sense 2 austere, stern INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent Sense 3 ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan INDIRECT (VIA abstemious) -> gluttonous Similarity of adj austere 3 senses of austere Sense 1 austere, severe, stark => plain (vs. fancy) Sense 2 austere, stern => nonindulgent (vs. indulgent) Sense 3 ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan => abstemious (vs. gluttonous) Attributes of adj austere Familiarity of adj austere austere used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj austere austere Overview of adj austere The adj austere has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) austere, severe, stark -- (severely simple; "a stark interior") 2. austere, stern -- (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face") 3. ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan -- (practicing great self-denial; "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")
austere definition
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