Austereness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Austereness \Aus*tere"ness\, n.
     1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
        --Johnson.
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     2. Severity; strictness; austerity. --Shak.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  austereness
       n : extreme plainness [syn: {severeness}]