Austerity

What do we mean by austerity?

The quality of being austere. noun

Severe and rigid economy. noun

An austere habit or practice. noun

Harshness or astringency of taste. noun

Severity of manner, life, etc.; rigor; strictness; harshness of treatment or demeanor. noun

Severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury. noun

Severe or ascetic practices: chiefly in the plural: as, the austerities of the Flagellants. noun

Synonyms Self-sacrifice, Asceticism, etc. (see self-denial); sternness, harshness. See comparison under austere. noun

Sourness and harshness to the taste. noun

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. noun

Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity. noun

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. noun

Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity. noun

A policy of deficit-cutting, lower spending, and a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided. noun

Sourness and harshness to the taste. noun

The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) noun

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.

A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.

Sourness and harshness to the taste.

Words that are spelled similarly to austerity:
austerity, posterity, austenite, alterity, asperity, austerlitz, austerely, austerian.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word austerity:
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Words that rhyme with austerity:
temerity, parity, disparity, prosperity, posterity, charity, solidarity, clarity, dexterity, asperity, verity, celerity, severity, polarity, rarity, sincerity, familiarity, similarity, peculiarity, popularity, irregularity, hilarity, regularity, vulgarity, insularity, barbarity, garrity, unfamiliarity, ferrety, unpopularity, manual dexterity, geraghty, conservation of parity, geometrical irregularity, geometrical regularity, public charity, gerrity, gerety, era t, hara t, merit he, para ti, parrot he, varity.

Adjectives that are often used to describe austerity:
fiscal, economic, great, certain, extreme, severe, religious, greater, moral, puritan, rigid, personal, wartime, monastic, financial, war, cold, strict, excessive, much, spartan, rigorous, budgetary, very, relative, primitive, republican, simple, harsh, postwar, outward, greatest, grim, gloomy, domestic, puritanical, ascetic, stern, like, roman, monkish, utmost, classical, pious, spiritual, noble, imposed, intellectual, apparent, usual, less, monetary, formal, continued, stark, competitive, bleak, permanent, comparative, uncompromising, extravagant, dignified, sweet, melancholy, sour, singular, extraordinary, grave, macroeconomic, classic, studied, affected, solemn, peculiar, savage.

Words that sound like austerity:
austerity, austerities, posterity, austerlitz, asperity, histority, austerely, alterity, austerest, asterid, austero, dexterity, acerbity, asteria, osteria, asteridae, ostinati, ostrich, austria, ostridge, astarte, astart, austrasia, sterrett, autoroute, astrut, astucity, austrade, autoroutes, esterel, esterify, sterte.