austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial.

AUSTERE definition: 1. very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe…. Learn more.

If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious.

AUSTERE definition: severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding. See examples of austere used in a sentence.

austere, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

The adjective austere is used to describe something or someone stern or without any decoration. You wouldn't want someone to describe you or your home as austere.

3 days ago · Adjective austere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere) Grim or severe in manner or appearance.

Some common synonyms of austere are ascetic, severe, and stern. While all these words mean "given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint," austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or …

AUSTERE meaning: 1. very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe…. Learn more.

austere adjective (SIMPLE) Add to word list plain, simple, and without unnecessary decorations or luxuries: an austere room