Synonyms for austerity
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Asceticism
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
- n. 2
Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
Forms
- Plural
- austerities → asceticisms, severities, rigors, harshnesses…
Example sentences
- rigor We learn to die with a constant rigor throughout a lifetime.
- harshness Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| austerity | steady | |
| asceticism | rising | |
| rigor | rising | |
| harshness | steady | |
| stricture | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rigor2
- 6 letters
- rigour
- 8 letters
- severity4
- 9 letters
- harshness2, stricture2, sternness2
- 10 letters
- asceticism
- 13 letters
- nonindulgence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- austérité
- Italiano
- austerità
- Español
- austeridad
- Català
- austeritat