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- Dictionaryausterity/ɔːˈstɛrɪti/
noun
- 1. sternness or severity of manner or attitude: "he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism" Similar Opposite
- 2. difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure: "the country was subjected to acute economic austerity" Similar Opposite
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the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this: The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships. The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to. [ U ]
Ideologies. Capitalism portal. Business portal. v. t. e. In economic policy, austerity is a set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both.
Austerity means sternness, severity, or a state of extreme self-discipline or minimalistic living. Austerity is the noun form of the adjective austere, which most commonly means extremely stern or strict or without any frills or luxuries.
1. : the quality or state of being austere: such as. a. : a stern and serious quality. the formal austerity of his manner. b. : a plain and simple quality. the austerity of the design. 2. : enforced or extreme economy especially on a national scale. lived through years of austerity after the war. fiscal austerity.
If you've ever had a teacher who was particularly stern and strict, you might have (quietly) remarked on his austerity. When you're talking about the character of a person, austerity means "sternness and severity." Austerity's original meaning, taken from the Greek word austeros, was "bitter or harsh taste." While it's rarely used that way ...
the state or quality of being austere. 2. (often plural) an austere habit, practice, or act. 3. a. reduced availability of luxuries and consumer goods, esp when brought about by government policy. b. ( as modifier) an austerity budget.
An austere act, habit, practice, or manner. Webster's New World. An austere habit or practice. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (4) Synonyms: nonindulgence. asceticism. restrainedness. unfussiness. unadornedness. skimpiness. scrawniness. prosiness. prosaicness. parsimoniousness. frugalness.
[uncountable] the quality of being strict and serious in appearance or manner. He was noted for his austerity and authoritarianism. [uncountable] the fact of allowing no pleasures and little to make life comfortable. the austerity of the monks’ life.
austerity. noun. /ɔˈstɛrət̮i/ (pl. austerities) [uncountable] a situation when people do not have much money to spend because there are bad economic conditions War was followed by many years of austerity. austerity measures and economic reforms. Want to learn more?
AUSTERITY meaning: 1 : a simple and plain quality an austere quality; 2 : a situation in which there is not much money and it is spent only on things that are necessary often used before another noun.
