English adjective: austere | |||
1. | austere severely simple | ||
Samples | A stark interior. | ||
Synonyms | severe, stark, stern | ||
Similar | plain | ||
Antonyms | fancy | ||
2. | austere of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect | ||
Samples | An austere expression. A stern face. | ||
Synonyms | stern | ||
Similar | nonindulgent, strict | ||
Antonyms | indulgent | ||
3. | austere 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, spartan | ||
Similar | abstemious | ||
Antonyms | gluttonous | ||