aus|tere´ness

aus|tere´ness
aus|tere « STIHR», adjective.
1. stern in manner or appearance; harsh: »

Grandfather was a silent, austere man, very strict with his children.

SYNONYM(S): severe.
2. strict in morals; severe in self-discipline: »

Some of the ideas of the Puritans seem too austere to us. To these austere fanatics a holiday was an object of positive disgust (Macaulay).

SYNONYM(S): rigorous, relentless.
3. severely simple: »

The tall, plain columns stood against the sky in austere beauty.

SYNONYM(S): unadorned.
4. grave; sober; serious: »

... austere and grave in deportment (Longfellow).

5. sour-tasting.
[< Latin austērus < Greek austērós, related to dialectal aûos dry]
aus|tere´ly, adverb.
aus|tere´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • aus|tere´ly — aus|tere « STIHR», adjective. 1. stern in manner or appearance; harsh: »Grandfather was a silent, austere man, very strict with his children. SYNONYM(S): severe. 2. strict in morals; severe in self discipline: »Some of the ideas of the Puritans… …   Useful english dictionary

  • aus|tere — « STIHR», adjective. 1. stern in manner or appearance; harsh: »Grandfather was a silent, austere man, very strict with his children. SYNONYM(S): severe. 2. strict in morals; severe in self discipline: »Some of the ideas of the Puritans seem too… …   Useful english dictionary

  • aus — aus·cul·tate; aus·cul·ta·tion; aus·cul·ta·to·ry; aus·land·er; aus·laut; aus·pex; aus·pi·cate; aus·pice; aus·pi·cious; aus·pi·cious·ly; aus·pi·cious·ness; aus·sa·ge; aus·sie; aus·tausch; aus·tem·per; aus·ten·ite; aus·ten·it·ic; aus·ten·it·ize;… …   English syllables

  • tere — aus·tere; aus·tere·ly; aus·tere·ness; eg·la·tere; hap·tere; tere·bra; tere·bra·tel·la; tere·brant; hal·tere; tere·bral; …   English syllables

  • austereness — aus·tere·ness …   English syllables

  • austere — aus•tere [[t]ɔˈstɪər[/t]] adj. 1) severe in manner or appearance; strict; forbidding 2) rigorously self disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent 3) without excess, luxury, or ease: an austere life[/ex] 4) without ornament or adornment;… …   From formal English to slang

  • Austereness — Aus*tere ness, n. 1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Severity; strictness; austerity. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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