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Synonyms
aus·tere (ô-stîŕ)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin austērus, from Greek austēros.]

adjective: -ter·er, -ter·est. 

  1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister.
  2. Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic: a desert nomad's austere life. See synonyms at severe
  3. Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare: an austere style.

derivatives

aus·terély
adverb
aus·teréness
noun