austere

a. இனிய குணமற்ற, வெடுவெடுப்பான, கொடுமையான, இரக்கமற்ற, கண்டிப்பான, தன்னொழுக்கத்தில் கண்டிப்பான, ஆடம்பரமில்லாத, மிக்க எளிமை வாய்ந்த.

Synonyms

hard rigid stern severe morose unrelenting unyielding strict rigorous harsh sour relentless

Antonyms

mild affable kindly tender feeling bland genial

Aus*tere", Etym: [F. austère, L. austerus, fr. Gr. Sear.] 1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine. 2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life. From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose. Dryden. 3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple. Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.

austere - Similar Words

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