austerity

[US]/ɒˈsterəti/
[UK]/ɔːˈsterəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. strictness; severity; harshness simplicity; frugality; austerity; self-denial

Phrases & Collocations

austerity measures

economic austerity

austerity policies

Example Sentences

he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism.

A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life.

Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.

his uncle's austerities had undermined his health.

Use in the dark color: standard color is adopted terse white, which possesses qualities of austerity, bluffness and purity.

Enduring patience is the highest austerity. "Nibbana is supreme," say the Buddhas. He is not a true monk who harms another, nor a true renunciate who oppresses others.

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