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Austerity
WordNet
noun
(1) The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Sourness and harshness to the taste.
- Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
- Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.