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aus·tere
\(ˈ)ȯ|sti(ə)r, -iə\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros; akin to Greek hauein to parch, dry — more at sere
1.
a. : stern and cold in appearance or manner
< austere Puritans >
b. : marked by gravity and seriousness : unsmiling
< the most austere of critics — Virginia Woolf >
2. : rigidly self-disciplined and morally strict : ascetic
< an austere old hermit >
3. : astringent to the taste and marked by sourness or bitterness
< a dry white wine with enough body so as never to seem austere >
4. : plainly simple and unadorned : unembellished
< an austere office >
< an austere style of writing >
5. : giving little or no scope for pleasure or indulgence
< an austere meal >
< austere diets >
< an austere budget >
Synonyms: see severe |