Uk English Meaning of austere

austere

Other Uk English words related to austere

synonyms

• authoritarian
• harsh
• rigid
• rigorous
• severe
• stern
• strict
• tough
• demanding
• Flinty
• gruff
• hard
• hardened
• heavy-handed
• merciless
• ramrod
• relentless
• steadfast
• adamant
• adamantine
• ascetic
• ascetic
• bullying
• callous
• determined
• determined
• dour
• demanding
• firm
• Hard line
• Hard-hearted
• immovable
• implacable
• inflexible
• intractable
• monastic
• monastic
• stubborn
• Ossified
• pitiless
• Resolved
• rock-ribbed
• single-minded
• stiff
• unbending
• uncharitable
• uncompromising
• unflinching
• unforgiving
• relentless
• unforgiving
• unyielding

antonyms

• charitable
• easy
• easygoing
• forbearing
• gentle
• indulgent
• kind
• lax
• lenient
• mild
• soft
• tolerant
• undemanding
• Accepting
• agreeable
• mild
• flexible
• laid-back
• merciful
• patient
• responsive
• willing
• yielding
• acquiescent
• Amenable
• complacent
• compliant
• uncompromising
• pliable
• pliable
• softhearted

Definitions and Meaning of austere in English

Wordnet

austere (s)

severely simple

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

practicing great self-denial

Webster

austere ()

Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.

Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.

Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.

FAQs About the word austere

What is the Uk English meaning of the word austere

austere

What is the English meaning of the word austere

severely simple, of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect, practicing great self-denialSour and astringent; rough to the state; having ace

What are the synonyms of the word austere

authoritarian,harsh,rigid,rigorous,severe,stern,strict,tough,demanding,Flinty

What are the antonyms of the word austere

charitable,easy,easygoing,forbearing,gentle,indulgent,kind,lax,lenient,mild