Definitions
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Word origin
From Ancient Greek αὐστηρότης (austērótēs, “bitter, harsh”). Morphologically austere + -ity.
Used in a sentence
“One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.”
“The war-torn first half of the 20th century, together with the railway grouping of 1923, ushered in further austerity in design.”
“After millenniums of austerity and poverty, the age of limitless “superabundance” was at hand.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Severe restraint”9 letters
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