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List of meaning for austere

without any decoration; strict and serious in manner

austere, severe, stark, stern(adj)

severely simple

"a stark interior"

austere, stern(adj)

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

"an austere expression"; "a stern face"

ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan(adj)

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"

given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint

an austere conductor who is as tough on himself as he is on the orchestra

harsh and threatening in manner or appearance

an austere fortress at the top of some formidable cliffs

providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious

for the private office of the CEO of the large corporation, the room is unexpectedly austere

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