Found 3 items, similar to Austerity.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: austerity kesederhanaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: austerity austerity n : the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) [syn: asceticism, nonindulgence]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Austerity Austerity \Aus*ter"i*ty\, n.; pl. Austerities. [F. aust['e]rit['e], L. austerias, fr. austerus. See Austere.] 1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.] --Horsley. [1913 Webster] 2. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. [1913 Webster] The austerity of John the Baptist. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity. [1913 Webster] Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]