单词 | austereness |
释义 | austereness (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY austere: austerely, austereness, austerer, austerest, austerity+/austerity: austerities USAGE EXAMPLESAnd over the libertines they had the advantage both of general austereness of life and of a certain readiness to suffer for their convictions. Bastide, Charles, The Anglo-French Entente in the Sev...(2011) Caesar was esteemed for his humanity and benevolence; austereness had given dignity to Cato. Watson, John Selby, Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurg...(2010) Suddenly, a kindly smile broke through the austereness of the prelate's countenance, and he thrust out his hand; the old soldier met it. MacGrath, Harold, The Puppet Crown(2010) n extreme plainness Syn|Hyper severeness, severity plainness the appearance of being plain and unpretentious |
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