AUSTERER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

Example: forbidding in aspect; an austere expression; a stern face

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

severely simple

Example: a stark interior

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

practicing great self-denial

Example: Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; a desert nomad's austere life; a spartan diet; a spartan existence