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austerity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asceticism, nonindulgence |
| Type of | self-denial, self-discipline |
| Has types | monasticism |
| Derivation | austere |
Examples of austerity
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The North East is particularly affected by the Government's austerity programme.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Men are ready to have fun again after years of sartorial austerity, buyers said.
From the smh.com.au
An estimated 50,000 people demonstrated against austerity in Dublin on Saturday.
From the edition.cnn.com
Pulling it down would waste a fortune in taxpayers'money in a time of austerity.
From the independent.co.uk
The Italian austerity deal incls raising retirement age for women from 65 to 67.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Anger at austerity is likely to be just one component of public dissatisfaction.
From the economist.com
A bit more growth and a bit less austerity might take the edge off public anger.
From the economist.com
Protesters shout against austerity policies in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece.
From the washingtonpost.com
The austerity measures come as the Greek government grapples over a debt crisis.
From the theepochtimes.com
- The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
- (austere) severely simple; "a stark interior"
- (austere) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
- (austere) ascetic: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
- In economics, austerity is when a government reduces its spending and/or increases user fees and taxes to pay back creditors. Austerity is usually required when a government's fiscal deficit spending is believed to be unsustainable.
- (Austere (band)) Austere is an anonymous electronic music group specializing in ambient, dark ambient, drone, glitch-ambient, downtempo-style drum and bass and minimalist music. ...
- (Austere (EP)) Austere is the first release by the band Sparta, just one year after break-up of their former band At the Drive-In.
- (Austere (song)) "Austere" is the debut single by Welsh Indie band The Joy Formidable on the Another Music = Another Kitchen record label. In a short review of the track The Times described it as "dreamy indie pop", and the track appeared on trailers for Channel 4's Skins.
- Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline; Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity; Sourness and harshness to the taste
