English adjective: Spartan | |||
1. | Spartan of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people | ||
2. | spartan resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity | ||
Samples | Spartan courage. | ||
Similar | resolute | ||
Antonyms | irresolute | ||
3. | spartan unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment | ||
Samples | A parent severe to the pitch of hostility. A hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien. A strict disciplinarian. A Spartan upbringing. | ||
Synonyms | severe | ||
Similar | nonindulgent, strict | ||
Antonyms | indulgent | ||
4. | spartan practicing great self-denial | ||
Samples | Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it. A desert nomad's austere life. A spartan diet. A spartan existence. | ||
Synonyms | ascetic, ascetical, austere | ||
Similar | abstemious | ||
Antonyms | gluttonous | ||
English noun: Spartan | |||
1. | Spartan (person) a resident of Sparta | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Greek, Hellene | ||
Member meronym | Sparta | ||