austerity Synonyms & Antonyms
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Austerity as a Noun
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
Austerity in a Sentence
the formal austerity of his manner
the austerity of the design
lived through years of austerity after the war
fiscal austerity
a series of austerity measures =measures taken to reduce spending
monastic self-denial and austerities
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
lived through years of austerity after the war / fiscal austerity / a series of austerity measures =measures taken to reduce spending
Word Forms & Grammar
aus·ter·i·ties
austerities
austerity
austerity measures
austerity (countable and uncountable, plural austerities)
Words That Rhyme With Austerity
Origin of Austerity
Origin 1: see austere
Origin 2: From Ancient Greek αὐστηρότης (austērótēs, “bitter, harsh”). Morphologically austere + -ity.
First Known Use
14th century
Word Facts for Austerity
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ȯ-ˈster-ə-tē/ |
| Syllables | 4 |
| Meaning | voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites |
| Plural | austerities |
Pronouncing Austerity
Austerity is pronounced /ȯ-ˈster-ə-tē/ and has 4 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (ster).