spartan
spartanly
A spartan existence is kind of like being a monk. Your room is bare, you live simply and eat sparingly, and your sheets are probably scratchy.
In ancient Greece, there were two great city states: Athens and Sparta. Athens had the artists, the good food, the great parties. Sparta had the warriors — the guys who went to bed early and drilled all day. They lived in bare rooms and didn’t get sick days or time off. A spartan life is a life of discipline and self-denial. Some people like it like that. Go figure.
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unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
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synonyms:
severe
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nonindulgent, strict
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
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nonindulgent, strict
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practicing great self-denial“a spartan diet”“a spartan existence”
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abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
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abstemious
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resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity“spartan courage”
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Synonyms:
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resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
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resolute
Vocabulary lists containing spartan
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Cash and Delaney's friendship is tested when they get the chance to leave their working-class community to study at an elite prep school.
This list covers Civil War Journal, The Red Badge of Courage, and "The Gettysburg Address."
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