Austerity Definition

ô-stĕrĭ-tē
austerities
noun
austerities
The quality of being austere.
American Heritage
The quality or condition of being austere.
Webster's New World
Severe and rigid economy.
Wartime austerity.
American Heritage
An austere act, habit, practice, or manner.
Webster's New World
An austere habit or practice.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Austerity

Noun

Singular:
austerity
Plural:
austerities

Origin of Austerity

  • From Old French austerité (“harshness, severity”), from Latin austēritās (“harshness, sourness”). See austere.

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