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   austere

   /ɔːˈstɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. severe or strict in manner or attitude: "he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook" Similar severesternstrictharshunfeelingstonysteelyflintydourgrimcoldfrostyfrigidicychillyunemotionalunfriendlyformalstiffstuffyreservedremotedistantaloofforbiddingmean-lookinggravesolemnseriousunsmilingunsympatheticunforgivinguncharitablehardrigorousstringentunyieldingunbendingunrelentinginflexibleilliberalno-nonsenseinformal:hard-boiledhard-nosedsolidOpposite genial
   • ▪ (of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries: "conditions in the prison could hardly be more austere" Similar strictself-denyingself-abnegatingmoderatetemperatesobersimplefrugalspartanrestrainedself-restrainedself-disciplinednon-indulgentasceticpuritanicalself-sacrificinghair-shirtabstemiousabstinentcelibatechastecontinentmoraluprightOpposite immoderate
   • ▪ having a plain and unadorned appearance: "the cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity" Similar plainsimplebasicfunctionalmodestunadornedundecoratedunornamentedunembellishedunostentatiousunfurnishedunclutteredunfussywithout frillssubduedmutedrestrainedstarkbleakbarebaldclinicalsombreseverespartanasceticinformal:no frillsOpposite ornate

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros ‘severe’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. austerely adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAUSTERE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Austere means very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods. It can also describe a plain and unfriendly manner or a place. See more meanings, synonyms, examples and translations of austere.

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   • Austere: Portuguese Translation

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   • Austere: Thai Translation

     AUSTERE translate: เคร่งครัด; ไม่หรูหรา. Learn more in the...

   • Austere: French Translation

     AUSTERE translate: austère. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Austere: German Translation

     austere translate: streng. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     austere translate: surowy, surowy, surowy, skromny. Learn...

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   Austere means stern, cold, strict, simple, or unadorned. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for austere.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAUSTERE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Austere means very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods. It can also describe a place, a person, or a style that is plain, severe, or unfriendly.

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   Austere definition: severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding. See examples of AUSTERE used in a sentence.

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   The adjective austere is used to describe something or someone stern or without any decoration. You wouldn't want someone to describe you or your home as austere. Austere is not usually a positive word because it means that a person or a thing isn't pleasurable.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAUSTERE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Austere means plain, simple, severe, or strict in appearance, manner, or lifestyle. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaustere adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   austere. adjective. /ɒˈstɪə (r)/,/ɔːˈstɪə (r)/. /ɔːˈstɪr/. simple and plain; without any decorations. her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed. Their clothes were always austere. the austere simplicity of the building. the lonely, austere beauty of his painting of a station in the snow.