austere

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
2. Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.

Concepten

streng

bar

duchtig

hard

zwaar

sober

straf

Spartaans

ascetisch

droog

stuurs

karig

wrang

Synoniemen

severe

stern

strict

rigorous

ascetic

harsh

serious

stringent

stark

chaste

spartan

tough

hard

sharp

spare

plain

ascetical

modest

stiff

rigid

strenuous

majestic

dour

grave

🪦

tense

solemn

inexorable

inimical

intense

iron

keen

loud

lowly

morose

peevish

puritanic

puritanical

raw

robust

rough

rude

ruffianly

shamefaced

sober

stately

steely

stone

🪨

tall

terse

thrifty

uncharitable

unembellished

unforgiving

unfriendly

ungallant

unkind

unkindly

unnoticeable

unobtrusive

unornamented

unostentatious

unpretending

unpretentious

unrelenting

unsympathetic

hair-shirt

stong

unmalleable

ball-breaker

ball-buster

of sour countenance

of sour temper

hair-shirted

acerbic

unsupportive

astringent

austerely

awful

bad

👎

basic

big

bitter

blistering

brusque

brutal

censorious

crabbed

crucial

dignified

disciplinarian

earnest

flint

frugal

gruff

hardcore

hard-core

heavy

homely

humble

impressive

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), αὖος (aûos, “dry”).