AUSTERENESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word austereness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AUSTERENESS
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severity | nounn | |||||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||||
asceticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) • rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | ||||||||
austerity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | ||||||||
frugality | nounn | |||||||
noun • prudence in avoiding waste | ||||||||
plainness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being unmixed with other material • clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous • the appearance of being plain and unpretentious • an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful | ||||||||
restraint | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of controlling by restraining someone or something • discipline in personal and social activities • the state of being physically constrained • a rule or condition that limits freedom • lack of ornamentation • a device that retards something's motion | ||||||||
rigor | nounn | |||||||
noun • something hard to endure • the quality of being valid and rigorous • excessive sternness | ||||||||
rigour | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being valid and rigorous • something hard to endure • excessive sternness | ||||||||
simplicity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being simple or uncompounded • a lack of penetration or subtlety • absence of affectation or pretense • freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort • lack of ornamentation | ||||||||
soberness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol • a manner that is serious and solemn | ||||||||
starkness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being complete or utter or extreme • an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation | ||||||||
severeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness |