austere
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7.2
- adjective
- /ɔːˈstɪr/
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sencillo
- Altogether, it was odd how a building with such an austere exterior could have such a different air within.
- austere beauty
- austere style
- austere environment
And so we showed up into what you would think as a pretty austere environment.
- And so we showed up into what you would think as a pretty austere environment.
- The lines clustering around the colorless verb delineating wish to render the actual and natural and sorry in naked objective words, in austere lines.
Examples
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The chamber was austere, paneled with various metals, floor turflike and sound-absorbent.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Angelus is an austere page, an intimate poem, and perhaps Millet's masterpiece.
Academic text (2003) -
And so we showed up into what you would think as a pretty austere environment.
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And I really appreciate the austere refinement of this design.
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The church was austere and simple, not like the imitation-Gothic church she attended in Chicago.
Fiction book (1990) -
The room is small, austere, dominated by a portrait of Lincoln over the fireplace.
Fiction book (1995) -
The apartment was dim and austere, a single room, inadequately heated, with a kitchen area at one end.
Fiction book (2000) -
The shoin style is austere and characteristic of the formalized reception function it served in the past.
Academic text (1997) -
Compositionally, however, The Death of Saint Joseph has a pared-down, geometric quality that is more austere than Mengs's approach.
Academic text (1998) -
The monk led an austere life, focusing on meditation and simple living.
Synonyms
220
1.0
Plain and without decoration
22
4.8
Very plain and empty with no decoration
16
5.4
Very simple and with few details in art, design, or music
15
2.7
Simple and plain without anything special or expensive
9
5.1
Simple and honest in style and not trying to impress people
5
3.8
Simple and basic without extra services or decoration
3
5.1
Plain and severe in appearance without decoration
1
6.8
Simple and not decorated in style
1
5.8
Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration
1
7.8
Simple and modest in style and not trying to attract attention
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Simple and plain with no extra things or decorations
Antonyms
How Plain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Austere comes from Latin austerus, meaning 'harsh' or 'severe', and this root also appears in austerity, which often describes plain, simple living. So an austere room or style is plain and has no extra decoration.