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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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The meaning of AUSTERE is stern and cold in appearance or manner. How to use austere in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Austere.
AUSTERE definition: 1. very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe…. Learn more.
If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. [ disapproval ] I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods: an austere childhood during the war. Synonyms.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word austere, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
allowing nothing that gives pleasure; not comfortable. Definition of austere adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. stern or severe in attitude or manner: an austere schoolmaster. 2. grave, sober, or serious: an austere expression. 3. self-disciplined, abstemious, or ascetic: an austere life. 4. severely simple or plain: an austere design.
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 definition: severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding. See examples of AUSTERE used in a sentence.
1. If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. [approval] [...] 2. If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. [disapproval] [...] 3. An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. [...]
