Austere

  • 21austere — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros harsh, severe; akin to Greek hauos dry more at sere Date: 14th century 1. a. stern and cold in appearance or manner b. somber, grave < an austere …

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  • 23austere — adjective 1 plain and simple and without any decoration: the austere grandeur of the old church 2 someone who is austere is very strict and looks very serious 3 an austere way of life is very simple and has few things to make it comfortable or&#8230; …

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  • 24austere — adjective 1) an outwardly austere man Syn: severe, stern, strict, harsh, steely, flinty, dour, grim, cold, frosty, unemotional, unfriendly; formal, stiff, reserved, aloof, forbidding; grave …

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  • 25austere — adjective 1) an austere man Syn: severe, stern, strict, harsh, dour, grim, cold, frosty, unfriendly 2) an austere life Syn: spartan, frugal, ascetic …

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  • 26Austère — Austérité Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Politique d austérité 2 Religion …

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  • 27austere — adjective /ɒstɪə(ɹ),ɔːstɪə(ɹ),ɔˈstijɹ/ a) Grim or severe in manner or appearance The headmistress was an austere old woman. b) Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were …

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  • 28austere — aus•tere [[t]ɔˈstɪər[/t]] adj. 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[/ex] 4) without ornament or adornment;&#8230; …

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  • 29austère — a, austère, o adj. austère. voir rigorós …

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  • 30austere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. harsh, stern, severe, rigorous; ascetic, simple. See severity, asceticism.Ant. mild, luxurious, comfortable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. harsh, for bidding, ascetic, stark; see modest 2 , severe 1 …

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