ankaruus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- austerity noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
- intensity noun The quality or degree of being strong, forceful, or extreme.
- rigour noun Severity or strictness.
- severity noun The quality of being harsh, strict, or extreme.
- toughness noun The quality of being resistant to breaking, wear, or damage.
Senses
ankaruus is used for these senses in English:
- asperity (uncountable) The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one behaves or speaks toward another person; (countable, chiefly, in the plural) a deeply hostile or resentful feeling; an animosity, a hatred.
- austerity Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
- intensity The quality of being intense.
- intensiveness The condition of being intensive.
- rigour Harshness, as of climate.
- severity The state of being severe.
- toughness (uncountable) The state of being tough.
austerity — full definition
- noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
- noun A government policy of cutting spending or raising taxes to reduce a deficit.