austere
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/, /ɔːˈstɪə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˈstiɹ/, enPR: ôstēr′
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑˈstiɹ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Adjective
[edit]austere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere)
- Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
- The headmistress was an austere old woman.
- Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.
- The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.
Synonyms
[edit]- (grim or severe): stern, strict, forbidding
- (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “not lacking trivial decoration”): overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]grim, stern, strict
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not extravagant
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]austere
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯sˈteː.re/, [äu̯s̠ˈt̪eːrɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯sˈte.re/, [äu̯sˈt̪ɛːre]
Adjective
[edit]austēre
References
[edit]- “austere”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “austere”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]austere f (5th declension)
- oyster (certain edible bivalve mollusks of the order Ostreida)
- austeru zveja ― oyster fishing
- rīt austeres ― to swallow oysters
- austeru lasītāji un lasītājas tur brida kailām kājām ― male and female oyster collectors were wading there (= in shallow water) barefoot
Declension
[edit]Declension of austere (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | austere | austeres |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | austeri | austeres |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | austeres | austeru |
dative (datīvs) | austerei | austerēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | austeri | austerēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | austerē | austerēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | austere | austeres |
Middle French
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]austere m or f (plural austeres)
Old French
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]austere m (oblique and nominative feminine singular austere)
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