Associations to the word «Austere»
Noun
- Reformer
- Ornament
- Self
- Intellectual
- Doctrine
- Worship
- Disposition
- Impression
- Reverence
- Charm
- Convent
- Quixote
- Expression
- Buddha
- Friar
- Abbe
- Emphasis
- Protestantism
- Atmosphere
- Coloured
- Ceiling
- Gravity
- Aesthetics
- Pleasure
- Courtier
- Temper
- Surrounding
- Brow
- Depiction
- Abbey
- Landscape
- Viz
- Yoga
- Reputation
- Cavalier
- Renaissance
- Conscience
- Compartment
- Jesuit
- Plume
- Life
- Glow
- Rite
- Sentiment
- Sculpture
- Mask
Adjective
Wiktionary
AUSTERE, adjective. Grim or severe in manner or appearance
AUSTERE, adjective. Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
Dictionary definition
AUSTERE, adjective. Severely simple; "a stark interior".
AUSTERE, adjective. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face".
AUSTERE, adjective. Practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence".
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.