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aus·tere A0527500 (ô-stîr′)adj. aus·ter·er, aus·ter·est 1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister.2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: a desert nomad's austere life. See Synonyms at severe.3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare: an austere style. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin austērus, from Greek austēros.] aus·tere′ly adv.aus·tere′ness n.austere (ɒˈstɪə) adj1. stern or severe in attitude or manner: an austere schoolmaster. 2. grave, sober, or serious: an austere expression. 3. self-disciplined, abstemious, or ascetic: an austere life. 4. severely simple or plain: an austere design. [C14: from Old French austère, from Latin austērus sour, from Greek austēros astringent; related to Greek hauein to dry] ausˈterely adv ausˈtereness naus•tere (ɔˈstɪər) adj. 1. severe in manner or appearance; strict; forbidding. 2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent. 3. without excess, luxury, or ease: an austere life. 4. without ornament or adornment; severely simple: austere writing. 5. lacking softness. [1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin austērus < Greek austērós harsh, rough, bitter] aus•tere′ly, adv. aus•tere′ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | austere - severely simple; "a stark interior"stark, severe, sternplain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | | 2. | austere - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"sternnonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint | | 3. | austere - 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"ascetic, ascetical, spartanabstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy |
austereadjective1. stern, hard, serious, cold, severe, formal, grave, strict, exacting, harsh, stiff, forbidding, grim, rigorous, solemn, stringent, inflexible, unrelenting, unfeeling an austere, distant, cold person stern kindly, sweet, flexible, cheerful, indulgent, genial, affable, permissive, jovial, convivial, free-and-easy2. plain, simple, severe, spare, harsh, stark, bleak, subdued, economical, Spartan, unadorned, unornamented The church was austere and simple. plain comfortable, luxurious, indulgent3. ascetic, strict, continent, exacting, rigid, sober, economical, solemn, Spartan, unrelenting, self-disciplined, puritanical, chaste, strait-laced, abstemious, self-denying, abstinent The life of the troops was comparatively austere. ascetic abandoned, loose, immoral, indulgent, permissive, free-and-easyaustereadjectiveCold and forbidding:bleak, dour, grim, hard, harsh, severe, stark.Translationsaustere (oːˈstiə) adjective severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure. an austere way of life. 簡樸的 简朴的auˈsterity (-ˈste-) noun 簡樸 简朴EncyclopediaSeeausterityFinancialSeeAusterityaustere
Synonyms for austereadj sternSynonyms- stern
- hard
- serious
- cold
- severe
- formal
- grave
- strict
- exacting
- harsh
- stiff
- forbidding
- grim
- rigorous
- solemn
- stringent
- inflexible
- unrelenting
- unfeeling
Antonyms- kindly
- sweet
- flexible
- cheerful
- indulgent
- genial
- affable
- permissive
- jovial
- convivial
- free-and-easy
adj plainSynonyms- plain
- simple
- severe
- spare
- harsh
- stark
- bleak
- subdued
- economical
- Spartan
- unadorned
- unornamented
Antonyms- comfortable
- luxurious
- indulgent
adj asceticSynonyms- ascetic
- strict
- continent
- exacting
- rigid
- sober
- economical
- solemn
- Spartan
- unrelenting
- self-disciplined
- puritanical
- chaste
- strait-laced
- abstemious
- self-denying
- abstinent
Antonyms- abandoned
- loose
- immoral
- indulgent
- permissive
- free-and-easy
Synonyms for austereadj cold and forbiddingSynonyms- bleak
- dour
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- severe
- stark
Synonyms for austereadj severely simpleSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of a stern or strict bearing or demeanorSynonymsRelated Wordsadj practicing great self-denialSynonymsRelated Words |