austere 音标拼音: [ɔst'ɪr]
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austere adj 1 :
severely simple ; "
a stark interior " [
synonym : {
austere },
{
severe }, {
stark }, {
stern }]
2 :
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor ;
forbidding in aspect ; "
an austere expression "; "
a stern face " [
synonym :
{
austere }, {
stern }]
3 :
practicing great self -
denial ; "
Be systematically ascetic ...
do ...
something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it "-
William James ; "
a desert nomad '
s austere life "; "
a spartan diet "; "
a spartan existence " [
synonym :
{
ascetic }, {
ascetical }, {
austere }, {
spartan }]
Austere \
Aus *
tere "\, [
F .
aust [`
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re ,
L .
austerus ,
fr .
Gr . ?,
fr .
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to parch ,
dry .
Cf . {
Sear }.]
1 .
Sour and astringent ;
rough to the state ;
having acerbity ;
as ,
an austere crab apple ;
austere wine .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Severe in modes of judging ,
or living ,
or acting ;
rigid ;
rigorous ;
stern ;
as ,
an austere man ,
look ,
life .
[
1913 Webster ]
From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose .
--
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Unadorned ;
unembellished ;
severely simple .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Harsh ;
sour ;
rough ;
rigid ;
stern ;
severe ;
rigorous ;
strict .
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1913 Webster ]
153 Moby Thesaurus words for "
austere ":
Albigensian ,
Catharist ,
Franciscan ,
Lenten ,
Sabbatarian ,
Spartan ,
Spartanic ,
Trappist ,
Waldensian ,
abstemious ,
abstinent ,
amaroidal ,
anchoritic ,
ascetic ,
astringent ,
authoritarian ,
bald ,
bare ,
basic ,
biting ,
bitter ,
bleak ,
candid ,
chaste ,
common ,
commonplace ,
demanding ,
direct ,
dour ,
dry ,
dull ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
earnest ,
elementary ,
eremitic ,
essential ,
exacting ,
exigent ,
exiguous ,
flagellant ,
frank ,
frugal ,
fundamental ,
grave ,
grim ,
hard ,
harsh ,
homely ,
homespun ,
homogeneous ,
impoverished ,
inclement ,
indivisible ,
inornate ,
irreducible ,
jejune ,
keen ,
lean ,
limited ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
meager ,
mean ,
mendicant ,
mere ,
meticulous ,
miserly ,
monolithic ,
mortified ,
narrow ,
natural ,
neat ,
niggardly ,
of a piece ,
open ,
paltry ,
parsimonious ,
plain ,
plain -
speaking ,
plain -
spoken ,
poor ,
primal ,
primary ,
prosaic ,
prosing ,
prosy ,
puny ,
pure ,
pure and simple ,
puritanical ,
rigoristic ,
rough ,
rugged ,
rustic ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scrawny ,
scrimp ,
scrimpy ,
self -
denying ,
serious ,
severe ,
sharp ,
simon -
pure ,
simple ,
simple -
speaking ,
single ,
skimp ,
skimpy ,
slender ,
slight ,
slim ,
small ,
sober ,
somber ,
spare ,
sparing ,
stark ,
starvation ,
stern ,
stingy ,
stinted ,
straightforward ,
straitened ,
strict ,
stringent ,
stunted ,
subsistence ,
thin ,
tough ,
unadorned ,
unaffected ,
uncluttered ,
undecorated ,
undifferenced ,
undifferentiated ,
unelaborate ,
unembellished ,
unfancy ,
unfussy ,
ungentle ,
uniform ,
unimaginative ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
unornamented ,
unornate ,
unpoetical ,
unsparing ,
unvarnished ,
watered ,
watery ,
wedded to poverty
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AUSTERE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial
AUSTERE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com AUSTERE definition: severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding See examples of austere used in a sentence
AUSTERE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary AUSTERE definition: 1 very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe… Learn more
AUSTERE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious
Austere - definition of austere by The Free Dictionary 1 Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister 2 Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: a desert nomad's austere life See Synonyms at severe 3 Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare: an austere style
austere, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word austere, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
austere adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of austere adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
austere - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Austere, bleak, spartan, stark all suggest lack of ornament or adornment and of a feeling of comfort or warmth Austere usually implies a purposeful avoidance of luxury or ease: simple, stripped-down, austere surroundings
Austere - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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 Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Austere definition: Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave