austere
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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
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- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Adjective
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 trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
- The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.
Synonyms
- (grim or severe): stern, strict, forbidding
- (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished
Antonyms
- (not lacking trivial decoration): overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy
Derived terms
Translations
grim, stern, strict
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not extravagant
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Italian
Adjective
austere f pl
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective austero.
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) austēre
References
- “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
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Etymology
(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
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
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
Etymology
Adjective
austere m or f (plural austeres)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
austere m (oblique and nominative feminine singular austere)
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