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   aus·tere

   /ôˈstir/

   adjective

   • 1. severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance: "an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook" Similar severesternstrictharshunfeelingstonysteelyflintydourgrimcoldfrostyfrigidicychillyunemotionalunfriendlyformalstiffstuffyreservedremotedistantaloofforbiddingmean-lookinggravesolemnseriousunsmilingunsympatheticunforgivinguncharitablehardrigorousstringentunyieldingunbendingunrelentinginflexibleilliberalno-nonsenseinformal:hard-boiledhard-nosedsolidOpposite genial
   • ▪ (of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic: "conditions in the prison could hardly be more austere" Similar strictself-denyingself-abnegatingmoderatetemperatesobersimplefrugalspartanrestrainedself-restrainedself-disciplinednonindulgentasceticpuritanicalself-sacrificinghair-shirtabstemiousabstinentcelibatechastecontinentmoraluprightOpposite immoderate
   • ▪ having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance; unadorned: "the cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity" Similar plainsimplebasicfunctionalmodestunadornedundecoratedunornamentedunembellishedunostentatiousunfurnishedunclutteredunfussywithout frillssubduedmutedrestrainedstarkbleakbarebaldclinicalsomberseverespartanasceticinformal:no frillsOpposite ornate
   • ▪ (of an economic policy or measure) designed to reduce a budget deficit, especially by cutting public expenditure.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros ‘severe’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. austerely adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › austereAustere Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 12, 2011 · The meaning of AUSTERE is stern and cold in appearance or manner. How to use austere in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Austere.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAUSTERE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AUSTERE definition: 1. very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe…. Learn more.

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   Austere definition: severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding. See examples of AUSTERE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › austereAustere - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The adjective austere is used to describe something or someone stern or without any decoration. You wouldn't want someone to describe you or your home as austere. Austere is not usually a positive word because it means that a person or a thing isn't pleasurable.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAUSTERE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   AUSTERE meaning: 1. very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAUSTERE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › austereAustere - definition of austere by The Free Dictionary

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   1. severe in manner or appearance; strict; forbidding. 2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent. 3. without excess, luxury, or ease: an austere life. 4. without ornament or adornment; severely simple: austere writing. 5. lacking softness.