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AUSTERENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
austereness; severeness; severity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("austereness" is a kind of...):
plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
Derivation:
austere (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect)
austere (severely simple)