Aus·ter·i·ty n.; pl. Austerities
1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.]
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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