2
: morally strict : ascetic
3
: markedly simple or unadorned
an austere office
an austere style of writing
4
: giving little or no scope for pleasure
austere diets
5
of a wine
: having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging
austerely
adverb
austereness
noun
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