austerity

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Sourness and harshness to the taste.

Werger

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ɔˈstɛɹɪti/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Ancient Greek αὐστηρότης (austērótēs, “bitter, harsh”). Morphologically austere + -ity.

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