austere

Austere – Word of the Day

Tuba Mansoor
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/ɒˈstɪə,ɔːˈstɪə/

Meaning

  • severe or strict in manner or attitude.
  • (of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries.
  • having a plain and unadorned appearance.

Sample Sentences

  • She depicts the austere beauty of the desert.
  • On the other hand, a tempered person does not have to be calm and austere all the time

Related words

severe, stern, strict, plain, simple, basic, functional, modest, unadorned, undecorated, unornamented

Further Reading

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/austere

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/austere

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