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- pronunciation:
- aw
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having a stern or solemn appearance or personality.
The austere clergyman was somewhat frightening to the children.- synonyms:
- severe, solemn
- antonyms:
- genial
- similar words:
- forbidding, grave, rigid, serious, sober, stern, unbending
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definition 2: |
having nothing more than what is strictly necessary; very simple or plain.
The doctor put her on an austere diet.Her room in the hospital was austere, and this made her appreciate the flowers even more.- synonyms:
- modest, plain
- antonyms:
- aureate, lush, ornate
- similar words:
- humble, prosaic, severe, simple, stringent, unadorned
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definition 3: |
strict or ascetic in manner of living.
He was suited to the austere life of a monk.- synonyms:
- abstinent, ascetic, severe, strict
- antonyms:
- luxurious
- similar words:
- abstemious, monastic, puritanical, rigorous
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related words: |
bare, celibate, chaste, dour, modest, plain, primitive, rugged, stark, stiff, stony |
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derivations: |
austerely (adv.), austereness (n.) |
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