# austere

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ɔːˈstɪər/
- **English:** plain and simple, without comfort or decoration; strict
- **Persian:** ساده و سخت‌گیر، ریاضت‌کش

## Example

> The monks lived an austere life.
> راهبان زندگی ساده و ریاضت‌گونه‌ای داشتند.

## Word forms

- noun: austerity

## Synonyms

strict, spartan

## Opposites

luxurious

## Common phrases

- an austere life
- austere measures
- austere style

## Related words

- [copious](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/copious): existing in large amounts (C2)
- [disparate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/disparate): so different that they cannot be compared (C2)
- [enigmatic](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/enigmatic): mysterious and difficult to understand (C2)
- [exemplary](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/exemplary): so good that it can be used as an example (C2)
- [impeccable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/impeccable): perfect and without any mistakes (C2)
- [inscrutable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/inscrutable): impossible to understand or know what someone thinks (C2)
- [meticulous](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/meticulous): very careful and paying attention to every detail (C2)
- [mundane](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/mundane): ordinary and not interesting or exciting (C2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/austere