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[ adjective ] severely simple
Examples "a stark interior" Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She was forty-nine at this time , a lanky woman of breeding with an austere , narrow face which had the distinction of a steeple or some architecture that had been designed long_ago for a stubborn sort of prayer . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
Synonyms Examples "an austere expression" "a stern face" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] practicing great self-denial
Examples "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" Related terms |
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