austerity
- noun (n)
Meaning: refraining abstinence
Synonyms:
abstemiousness
asceticism
chasteness
chastity
continence
determination
economy
prudence
puritanism
self-denial
self-discipline
sobriety
stoicism
strictness
temperance
- noun (n)
Meaning: grimness, barrenness
Synonyms:
baldness
bareness
dourness
economy
plainness
primitiveness
rusticism
severity
simplicity
spareness
spartanism
starkness
unadornment
Antonyms:
elaborateness
luxuriousness
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