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austere
adjective
practicing great self-denial
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ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)
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adjective
practicing great self-denial
“{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}”
adjective
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
“an austere expression”
adjective
severely simple
“a stark interior”
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{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}
a desert nomad's austere life
a spartan diet
a spartan existence
an austere expression
a stern face
a stark interior
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