n., pl. -ties.

1. The quality of being austere.
2. Severe and rigid economy: wartime austerity.
3. An austere habit or practice.

noun

The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness. See easy/hard.

n

Definition: barrenness
Antonyms: elaborateness, luxuriousness

n

Definition: grimness
Antonyms: exuberance, joy

n

Definition: refraining; abstinence
Antonyms: abandonment, elaborateness, extravagance, indulgence, spending

n

Definition: severity
Antonyms: blandness, calmness, gentility, lenience, meekness, mildness, permissiveness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spartanskhed, askese

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenvoud, soberheid, slechte economische toestand, (mv) sobere levensstijl (b.v. van monnik)

Français (French)
n. - austérité, restrictions

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strenge, Enthaltsamkeit, Einschränkung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυστηρότητα, λιτότητα

Italiano (Italian)
austerità, frugalità, parsimonia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - austeridade (f)

Русский (Russian)
суровость, аскетизм, простота (без излишеств), крайняя экономия

Español (Spanish)
n. - austeridad, sobriedad, frugalidad, moderación, economía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stränghet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
节俭, 苦行, 朴素

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 節儉, 苦行, 樸素

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 준엄 , 간소, 금욕 생활

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 厳しさ, 厳格, 質素, 耐乏生活, 禁欲生活, 厳粛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تزمت, قسوه, صرامه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומרה, צנע, פשטות‬

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