austère — meaning in English

English meaning

• austere adj Plain, strict, and without luxury or decoration.
• dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
• stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.

Senses

austère is used for these senses in English:

• dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
• stern Grim and forbidding in appearance.

austere — full definition

1. adj Plain, strict, and without luxury or decoration.
2. adj Serious and stern in manner or appearance.

dour — full definition

1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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