English dictionary
austere
adjectivePronunciation
ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- practicing great self-denial
adjective
- of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
adjective
- severely simple
Example sentences
{'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