"austere" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔːˈstɪə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔˈstiɹ/ [General-American], /ɑˈstiɹ/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-austere.ogg Forms: austerer [comparative], more austere [comparative], austerest [superlative], most austere [superlative]
enPR: ôstēr′ [General-American] Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), αὖος (aûos, “dry”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|αὐστηρός|t=bitter, harsh}} Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} austere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere)
  1. Grim or severe in manner or appearance. Synonyms (grim or severe): stern, strict, forbidding Translations (grim, stern, strict): αὐστηρός (austērós) (Ancient Greek), строг (strog) (Bulgarian), суро́в (suróv) (Bulgarian), strohý [masculine] (Czech), streng (Dutch), droog (Dutch), ankara (Finnish), austère (French), szigorú (Hungarian), austero [masculine] (Italian), austērus (Latin), ieeboa (Plautdietsch), severo [Brazil] (Portuguese), austero (Portuguese), auster [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), стро́гий (strógij) (Russian), суро́вый (suróvyj) (Russian), severo (Spanish), sert; ciddi; katı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-austere-en-adj-Hj1gtOb- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 17 20 13 15 19 16 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'grim or severe': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'grim, stern, strict': 86 14
  2. Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy. Synonyms (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished Translations (not extravagant): прост (prost) (Bulgarian), аскети́чен (asketíčen) (Bulgarian), uměřený [masculine] (Czech), strohý (Czech), sober (Dutch), karig (Dutch), koruton (Finnish), karu (Finnish), austère (French), schlicht (German), genügsam (German), egyszerű (Hungarian), austero [masculine] (Italian), more (Maori), māmore (Maori), austero (Portuguese), просто́й (prostój) (Russian), аскети́чный (asketíčnyj) (Russian), austero (Spanish), sade; süssüz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-austere-en-adj-rTtqrmfb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 17 20 13 15 19 16 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 11 19 16 22 23 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'lacking trivial decoration': 5 95 Disambiguation of 'not extravagant': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: austerely, austereness, austerity, unaustere

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "austerely"
    },
    {
      "word": "austereness"
    },
    {
      "word": "austerity"
    },
    {
      "word": "unaustere"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "αὐστηρός",
        "t": "bitter, harsh"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning \"making the tongue dry\" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), αὖος (aûos, “dry”).",
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      "form": "austerer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more austere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "austerest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most austere",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er",
        "2": "more"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The headmistress was an austere old woman.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Grim or severe in manner or appearance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Grim",
          "grim"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decoration",
          "decoration"
        ],
        [
          "trivial",
          "trivial"
        ],
        [
          "extravagant",
          "extravagant"
        ],
        [
          "gaudy",
          "gaudy"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːˈstɪə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔˈstiɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ôstēr′",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑˈstiɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
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    {
      "sense": "grim or severe",
      "word": "stern"
    },
    {
      "sense": "grim or severe",
      "word": "strict"
    },
    {
      "sense": "grim or severe",
      "word": "forbidding"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking trivial decoration",
      "word": "simple"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking trivial decoration",
      "word": "plain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking trivial decoration",
      "word": "unadorned"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lacking trivial decoration",
      "word": "unembellished"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strog",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "строг"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "suróv",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "суро́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strohý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "streng"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "droog"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "ankara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "austère"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "austērós",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "αὐστηρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "szigorú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "austero"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "austērus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "ieeboa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "severo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "austero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "auster"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strógij",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "стро́гий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "suróvyj",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "суро́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "severo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grim, stern, strict",
      "word": "sert; ciddi; katı"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prost",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "прост"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "asketíčen",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "аскети́чен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uměřený"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "strohý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "sober"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "karig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "koruton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "karu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "austère"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "schlicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "genügsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "egyszerű"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "austero"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "more"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "māmore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "austero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prostój",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "просто́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "asketíčnyj",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "аскети́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "austero"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not extravagant",
      "word": "sade; süssüz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "austere"
}

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