English dictionary
spartan
adjectivePronunciation
ˈspɑː(ɹ)tən
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- practicing great self-denial
adjective
- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
adjective
- resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
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
{'source': 'H.G.Wells', 'text': 'a parent severe to the pitch of hostility'}
a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
a strict disciplinarian
a Spartan upbringing
spartan courage