austerity

austerity is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.] Horsley.

[2] Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. The austerity of John the Baptist. Milton.

[3] Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity. Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners. Hawthorne.

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