austerity

Definition of austerity

Nouns

the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Synonyms:
asceticism, nonindulgence
Types:
monasticism
asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
eremitism
monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience
Type of:
self-denial, self-discipline
the trait of practicing self discipline

Vocabulary Lists for austerity

Legal latinisms »(178 words)
A (by no means exhaustive) list. Surprising how some...
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  • a priori
  • ab initio
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GRE STUDY GUIDE »(104 words)
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  • pejorative
  • facetious
  • endermatic

John Knowles's A Separate Peace »(79 words)
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  • abashed
  • accolade
  • aesthete
  • ambiguously
  • anarchy

Ayn Randt »(36 words)
  • tenet
  • tractable
  • destitute
  • unflinching
  • reproach

WordMasters: Grade 5 Gold Division Jan-Feb '09 »(25 words)
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  • smattering
  • persist
  • insipid
  • haughtiness
  • burnish

20080910 »(808 words)
  • heuristic
  • stash
  • protagonist
  • crackdown
  • dent

Larry's Word List »(382 words)
  • abase
  • abeyance
  • abnegation
  • abreaction
  • abrogate

11-26 »(189 words)
  • tryptophan
  • pederasty
  • institutionalize
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  • trembler

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