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English adjective: austere

1. austere severely simple


SamplesA stark interior.


Synonymssevere, stark, stern


Similarplain


Antonymsfancy

2. austere of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect


SamplesAn austere expression.
A stern face.


Synonymsstern


Similarnonindulgent, strict


Antonymsindulgent

3. austere practicing great self-denial


SamplesBe 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.


Synonymsascetic, ascetical, spartan


Similarabstemious


Antonymsgluttonous









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