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Noun(1) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures(2) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)(3) severity(4) refraining; abstinence(5) grimness(6) barrenness

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(1) There is elegance to the restraint and austerity of the imagery that extends to, or perhaps finds inspiration in, the clean utility of the printed page.(2) His uncanny, unmistakable style crossed Cubist austerity with lush Surrealism.(3) Earlier this year, China launched austerity measures to reduce the amount of construction activity in leading cities to prevent the economy from overheating.(4) the room was decorated with a restraint bordering on austerity(5) International financial investors appeared satisfied, at least for the moment, with a new round of economic austerity measures that provoked crippling strikes by the Argentine workers last week.(6) At times, however, music of great austerity and purity is shattered by painful, pounding discords.(7) austerity measures(8) a period of austerity(9) After the devastation of war and years of austerity , the Festival aimed to raise the nation's spirits whilst promoting the very best in British art, design and industry.(10) Oh, well, in the war, of course it was austerity ; the whole centre of Manchester was totally destroyed.(11) It had charm despite its austerity : a few books and an empty vase on the sideboard.(12) Joyce regards his world variously, with rigorous irony, satiric austerity - yet with unflagging magnanimity and pervasive humor.(13) The downturn in the economy caused the government to impose harsh austerity measures.(14) If the European Commission and EcoFin can actually manage to force Germany and France into austerity programs with the threat of fiscal sanctions, then the supranational argument wins the day.(15) A program of austerity measures and economic reforms may please foreign capital but it will not guarantee popular support.(16) he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism