See austere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "droog"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "ankara"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "austère"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "austērós",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "αὐστηρός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "szigorú"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "austero"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "austērus"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"lang_code": "pdt",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "ieeboa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
],
"word": "severo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "austero"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "auster"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "strógij",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "стро́гий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "suróvyj",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "суро́вый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "austero"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "sert"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "ciddi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "grim, stern, strict",
"word": "katı"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "prost",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "прост"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "asketíčen",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "аскети́чен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uměřený"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "strohý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "sober"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "karig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "koruton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "karu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "austère"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "schlicht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "genügsam"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "egyszerű"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "austero"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "more"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "māmore"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "austero"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "prostój",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "просто́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "asketíčnyj",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "аскети́чный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "austero"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "sade"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "not extravagant",
"word": "süssüz"
}
],
"word": "austere"
}
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