spartan

See also Spartan

English

Adjective

spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)

1. austere, frugal or characterized by self-denial

   I went on the retreat to the monastery thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell to discover a simple, but comfortable bedroom.

2. resolute in the face of danger or adversity

   The spartan legionnaries vowed to fight to the death.

3. lacking in decoration and luxury

   After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.

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• tarpans