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AUSTERENESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme plainness

Synonyms:

austereness; severeness; severity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("austereness" is a kind of...):

plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)

Derivation:

austere (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect)

austere (severely simple)

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