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austerity definitions
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1severity; strictness22 sets
2severity17 sets
3condition of lacking pleasure or luxury12 sets
4the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)11 sets
5strict or severe discipline10 sets
6severity, strictness10 sets
7severe or strict simplicity8 sets
8sternness or severity of manner or attitude7 sets
9sternness7 sets
10severity; strictness; asceticism7 sets
11(n.) strict or severe discipline; the trait of self-denial6 sets
12severe restrictions5 sets
13the trait of great self-denial5 sets
14severe and rigid restrictions, especially those brought about by difficult economic times5 sets
15(noun) severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline4 sets
16strict or severe discipline; the trait of self-denial (sp 3)4 sets
17the quality or condition of having a severe or stern look, manner, etc.; forbidding4 sets
18n. quality of being austere4 sets
19strict or severe discipline; the trait of self-denial3 sets
20sterness3 sets
21severe and rigid restrictions3 sets
22stern, strict in discipline, poor with bare lifestyle3 sets
23condition of lacking pleasure3 sets
24severe and rigid restrictions; the quality of lacking luxury3 sets
25severity of manner2 sets
26(n.) - severity, sterness2 sets
27severity, strictness,asceticism2 sets
28self denial2 sets
29implies harsh restraint and the absence of warmth, liveliness, or adornment2 sets
30stern or harsh2 sets
31(n) severity of life2 sets
32stern or severe2 sets
33stern, harsh2 sets
34severe2 sets
35sternness; severity; lack of luxuries2 sets
36n. 1. harshness to taste; astringent sourness; 2. harshness to the feelings; stern, rigorous, or severe treatment or demeanor; judicial severity; 3. rigor, rugged sternness; 4. severe self-discipline or self-restraint; moral strictness, rigorous abstinence, asceticism; 5. severely abstinent or ascetic practices; 6. severe simplicity; lack of luxury or adornment2 sets
37stern; harsh2 sets
38severity in manner2 sets
39the state of being austere, or very plain2 sets
40severity of discipline2 sets