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Austere
austere
1. If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. The church was austere and simple. ADJ c darkgreen]approval 2. If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 3. An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere. = spartan ADJ 4. An austere economic policy is one which reduces people’s living standards sharply. ...a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation. ADJ
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin austerus, from Greek austeros harsh, severe; akin to Greek hauos dry — more at sere Date: 14th century 1. a. stern and cold in appearance or manner b. somber, grave an ~ critic 2. morally strict ; ascetic 3. markedly simple or unadorned an ~ office an ~ style of writing 4. giving little or no scope for pleasure ~ diets 5. of a wine having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging Synonyms: see severe • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (austerer, austerest) 1 severely simple. 2 morally strict. 3 harsh, stern. Derivatives austerely adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L austerus f. Gk austeros severe ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. строгий, суровый austere face —- суровое лицо 2. суровый аскетический austere life —- суровый (аскетический) образ жизни 3. простой, без роскоши austere repast —- простая пища 4. строгий, чистый (о стиле) austere chair with a straight back —- стул строгих линий с прямой спинкой 5. терпкий, горький austere wine —- терпкое вино ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 plain and simple and without any decoration (the austere grandeur of the old church) 2 someone who is ~ is very strict and looks very serious 3 an ~ way of life is very simple and has few things to make it comfortable or enjoyable - ~ly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 14c., from L. austerus, from Gk. austeros "dry, harsh," especially "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to hauos "dry." Austerity is 1664 as "severe self-discipline;" 1875 as "severe simplicity." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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