austerity

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The definition of austerity refers to being strict, serious, and inflexible, or to being very moral and refraining from carnal pleasures.

(noun)

  1. A very strict teacher would be an example of a person with austerity.
  2. The puritan way of life with few luxuries and a strong moral code is an example of a life of austerity.

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See austerity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. austerities

  1. the quality or condition of being austere
  2. an austere act, habit, practice, or manner
  3. tightened economy, as because of shortages of consumer goods

See austerity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. aus·ter·i·ties
  1. The quality of being austere.
  2. Severe and rigid economy: wartime austerity.
  3. An austere habit or practice.

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