austere
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), αὖος (aûos, “dry”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/, /ɔːˈstɪə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˈstiɹ/, enPR: ôstēr′
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑˈstiɹ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Adjective
editaustere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere)
- Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
- The headmistress was an austere old woman.
- Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.
- The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.
Synonyms
edit- (grim or severe): stern, strict, forbidding
- (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “not lacking trivial decoration”): overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy
Derived terms
editTranslations
editgrim, stern, strict
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not extravagant
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Italian
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editaustere
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯sˈteː.re/, [äu̯s̠ˈt̪eːrɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯sˈte.re/, [äu̯sˈt̪ɛːre]
Adjective
editaustēre
References
edit- “austere”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “austere”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editaustere f (5th declension)
- oyster (certain edible bivalve mollusks of the order Ostreida)
- austeru zveja ― oyster fishing
- rīt austeres ― to swallow oysters
- austeru lasītāji un lasītājas tur brida kailām kājām ― male and female oyster collectors were wading there (= in shallow water) barefoot
Declension
editDeclension of austere (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | austere | austeres |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | austeri | austeres |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | austeres | austeru |
dative (datīvs) | austerei | austerēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | austeri | austerēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | austerē | austerēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | austere | austeres |
Middle French
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editaustere m or f (plural austeres)
Old French
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editAdjective
editaustere m (oblique and nominative feminine singular austere)
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