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spartan |
Grep of noun spartan spartan Overview of noun spartan The noun spartan has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Spartan -- (a resident of Sparta) Overview of adj spartan The adj spartan has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Spartan -- (of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people) 2. spartan -- (resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage") 3. severe, spartan, strict -- (unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing") 4. 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 spartan 3 of 4 senses of spartan Sense 2 spartan INDIRECT (VIA resolute) -> irresolute Sense 3 severe, spartan, strict INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent Sense 4 ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan INDIRECT (VIA abstemious) -> gluttonous Similarity of adj spartan 4 senses of spartan Sense 1 Spartan Pertains to noun Sparta (Sense 1) =>Sparta => city, metropolis, urban center Sense 2 spartan => resolute (vs. irresolute) Sense 3 severe, spartan, strict => nonindulgent (vs. indulgent) Sense 4 ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan => abstemious (vs. gluttonous) Attributes of adj spartan Familiarity of adj spartan spartan used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj spartan spartan Overview of noun spartan The noun spartan has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Spartan -- (a resident of Sparta) Overview of adj spartan The adj spartan has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Spartan -- (of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people) 2. spartan -- (resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage") 3. severe, spartan, strict -- (unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing") 4. 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")
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