Austereness
Austereness noun - Extreme plainness.
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Synonyms for Austereness
Sternness and austereness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sternness" instead a noun "Austereness".
Sternness
Sternness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Usage example: the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity
Austereness and sternness are semantically related. You can use "Austereness" instead a noun "Sternness".
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Related pairs
- severity and austereness
- severity and sternness
- seriousness and austereness
- seriousness and sternness
- harshness and austereness
- harshness and sternness
- austerity and austereness
- austerity and sternness
- hardness and austereness
- hardness and sternness
- inflexibility and austereness
- inflexibility and sternness
- stiffness and austereness
- stiffness and sternness
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