Austerity

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  • noun. The quality of being austere.
  • noun. Severe and rigid economy.
  • noun. An austere habit or practice.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Harshness or astringency of taste.
  • noun. Severity of manner, life, etc.; rigor; strictness; harshness of treatment or demeanor.
  • noun. Severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury.
  • noun. Severe or ascetic practices: chiefly in the plural: as, the austerities of the Flagellants.
  • noun. Synonyms Self-sacrifice, Asceticism, etc. (see self-denial); sternness, harshness. See comparison under austere.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Sourness and harshness to the taste.
  • noun. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
  • noun. Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
  • noun. Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
  • noun. A policy of deficit-cutting, lower spending, and a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided.
  • noun. Sourness and harshness to the taste.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
    • Word Usage
    ""I consider myself well-informed, but I have no idea what the term 'austerity economics' really means.""
    cross-reference
    austere  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    self-denial  self-discipline  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    monasticism  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Charity  Verity  asperity  charity  clarity  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abstinence  asceticism  coldness  composure  decorum  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Albigensianism  Catharism  Franciscanism  Lenten fare  Sabbatarianism  
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