AUSTERITY


Meaning of AUSTERITY in English

/aw ster"i tee/ , n. , pl. austerities .

1. austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness.

2. Usually, austerities . ascetic practices: austerities of monastery life.

3. strict economy.

[ 1300-50; ME austerite austerite austeritas. See AUSTERE, -ITY ]

Syn. 1. harshness, strictness, asceticism, rigor. 2. See hardship .

Ant. 1. leniency.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .