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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 meaning: 1. very simple, with only the things that...

   • Znaczenie Austere, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AUSTERE definicja: 1. very simple, with only the things that...

   • Austere: Portuguese Translation

     AUSTERE translate: austero, austero, austero, austero. Learn...

   • 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...

   • Austere: Czech Translation

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   • Austere: Polish Translation

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

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   The meaning of AUSTERE is stern and cold in appearance or manner. How to use austere in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Austere.

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   adjective. severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent: the austere quality of life in the convent. grave; sober; solemn; serious: an austere manner. without excess, luxury, or ease; simple; limited; severe: an austere life.

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

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   If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.

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

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   Austere means simple, plain, strict or serious. It can describe a room, a person, a lifestyle or a painting. Learn how to use it with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › austereAustere - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.