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1. (n.) austerity
austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness.
2. austerity
Usu., austerities. ascetic practices.
3. austerity
strict economy.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF, OF < L)
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| Definition of 'austerity' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) austerity
sourness and harshness to the taste
2. (noun) austerity
severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline
3. (noun) austerity
plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity
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Sense: severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure
an austere way of life.
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 Afrikaans: eenvoudigheid |
 Arabic: تَقَشُّف |
 Bulgarian: строгост |
 Brazilian: austeridade |
 Czech: prostota |
 German: die Strenge |
 Danish: enkelhed; beskedenhed |
 Greek: λιτότητα |
 Spanish: austeridad |
 Estonian: kasinus |
 Farsi: سادگی؛ بی آلایشی |
 Finnish: koruttomuus |
 French: austérité |
 Hebrew: צֶנָע, פַּשטוּת |
 Hindi: सादगी |
 Croatian: priprostost |
 Hungarian: szigorúság |
 Indonesian: kesederhanaan |
 Icelandic: strangleiki, harka |
 Italian: austerità |
 Japanese: 質素 |
 Korean: 검소함 |
 Lithuanian: griežtumas |
 Latvian: askētisms; atturība; vien |
 Malay: kesederhanaan |
 Dutch: soberheid |
 Norwegian: barskhet, strenghet |
 Polish: surowe warunki, surowość |
 Persian: سادگی؛ بی آلایشی |
 Pashto: ساده ګی |
 Portuguese: austeridade |
 Romanian: austeritate |
 Russian: аскетизм |
 Slovak: prostota, jednoduchosť |
 Slovenian: strogost |
 Serbian: jednostavnost |
 Swedish: stränghet, stramhet |
 Thai: ความเคร่งครัด; ความมัธยัส |
 Turkish: sadelik, yalınlık |
 Taiwanese: 簡樸 |
 Ukrainian: суворість; аскетизм |
 Urdu: سادگی ، درشتی |
 Vietnamese: sự mộc mạc |
 Chinese: 简朴 |
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