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- Dictionaryaustere/ɔːˈstɪə/
adjective
- 1. severe or strict in manner or attitude: "he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook" Similar Opposite
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Austere means very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods. It can also describe a plain and unfriendly manner or a place. See more meanings, synonyms, examples and translations of austere.
Austere means very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods. It can also describe a place, a person, or a style that is plain, severe, or unfriendly.
Find out the meaning of austere and its synonyms and antonyms in English. Austere means strict, severe, or ascetic, while its opposites are permissive, lenient, or easy.
Austere means stern, cold, strict, or simple in appearance or manner. It is often used to describe Puritan, ascetic, or minimalist styles. See synonyms, examples, and word history of austere.
Austere means plain, simple, severe, or strict in appearance, manner, or lifestyle. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.
The adjective austere is used to describe something or someone stern or without any decoration. You wouldn't want someone to describe you or your home as austere . Austere is not usually a positive word because it means that a person or a thing isn't pleasurable.
Austere means severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave. It can also mean having no adornment or ornamentation; bare, or showing strict self-discipline and self-denial; ascetic.
AUSTERE means plain, simple, or strict, often in a disapproving way. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and translations.
(of a person) strict and serious in appearance and behavior My father was a distant, austere man. allowing nothing that gives pleasure; not comfortable the monks' austere way of life. austerely adverb. See austere in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: austere.
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. 4. without ornament or adornment; severely simple: austere writing. 5. lacking softness.
