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austere

austere - Dictionary definition and meaning for word austere

Definition
(adj) severely simple
Synonyms : severe , stark , stern
Example Sentence
  • a stark interior
Definition
(adj) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
Synonyms : stern
Example Sentence
  • an austere expression
  • a stern face
Definition
(adj) practicing great self-denial
Synonyms : ascetic , ascetical , spartan
Example Sentence
  • Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
  • a desert nomad's austere life
  • a spartan diet
  • a spartan existence
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for austere

AUS-australia TERE-tear(sorrow). like the recent beatings of Australians in INDIA. so one should deny oneself from going there
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by rejaulmeister
austere sounds like severe which it means
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by lamardebater
remember austin? I mean STONE COLD steve austin. he was harsh , severe and stern
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by friendofafriend
(in Hindi language) Austere = A(hindi, means NO) + Ustere = A + USTARA(Hindi, Knife) = No+Ustrara => Aaj ke jamane me one without Ustara, it means he is SEVERLY SIMPLE
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by Administrator
auSTERe....connect it with stern
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by jobin_mathew
AUS-australia TERE-tear(sorrow). like the recent beatings of Australians in INDIA. so one should deny oneself from going there
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by ajayrulez
Austere = I steer away (from)
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by swang012
Aus=out Tere=tear with strength (not water) Tearing out from your desires-self denials.
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by otimuz
austere ( tear are so simple without any decorations and they are filled with emotion
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by santosh pokhrel
Aunts' Tears: When his AUnts saw his rigorously self-disciplined lifestyle, they alll bursted into TEARS.
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by marioM
a+us+tere—USne TERE pyar ke liye sab chod diya and led a SIMPLE LIFE WITHOUT COMFORTS
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by nikhilparasher
a+us(usne)+tere pyaar me khana pina chod diya hai
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by sudhanshu9115

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