Associations to the word «Austerity»
Noun
- Imf
- Penance
- Fasting
- Package
- Indra
- Rishi
- Recession
- Brahma
- Privatization
- Practise
- Cistercian
- Siva
- Deficit
- Veda
- Measure
- Observance
- Arjuna
- Karma
- Rigor
- Spending
- Chastity
- Brahman
- Abstinence
- Greece
- Simplicity
- Shiva
- Meditation
- Gdp
- Hermit
- Inflation
- Sanctity
- Dharma
- Unemployment
- Vow
- Debt
- Piety
- Cut
- Seclusion
- Hike
- Purity
- Hermitage
- Protest
- Crisis
- Defi
- Pomp
- Budget
- Devotion
- Benedictine
- Bargaining
- Yoga
- Perseverance
- Lent
- Cato
- Mantra
- Celestial
- Anti
- Hardship
- Manu
- Monk
- Buddha
- Devotee
- Luxury
- Creditor
- Enlightenment
- Sage
- Expenditure
- Severity
Adjective
Wiktionary
AUSTERITY, noun. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
AUSTERITY, noun. Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
AUSTERITY, noun. (economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
AUSTERITY, noun. (obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
Dictionary definition
AUSTERITY, noun. The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures).
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.