spartan
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See also Spartan
[edit] English
[edit] Adjective
spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)
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- 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.
- resolute in the face of danger or adversity
- The spartan legionnaries vowed to fight to the death.
- 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.