2. Severity; strictness; austerity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
austereness — noun see austere … New Collegiate Dictionary
austereness — See austerely. * * * … Universalium
austereness — noun a) The state of being austere; harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity. b) The state of being austere; severity; strictness; … Wiktionary
austereness — n. severeness; soberness, graveness; rigidness … English contemporary dictionary
austereness — aus·tere·ness … English syllables
austereness — noun extreme plainness • Syn: ↑severity, ↑severeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑severe (for: ↑severeness), ↑austere • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
severeness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑rigorousness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
severity — noun 1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑badness, ↑severeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bad (for: ↑severeness), ↑severe … Useful english dictionary
austere — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros harsh, severe; akin to Greek hauos dry more at sere Date: 14th century 1. a. stern and cold in appearance or manner b. somber, grave < an austere … New Collegiate Dictionary
Arthur Yap — Infobox Writer name = Arthur Yap (叶纬雄) imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthname = Arthur Yap Chior Hiong birthdate = 1943 birthplace = Singapore deathdate = June 19, 2006 (aged 63) deathplace = occupation = Poet, Pedagogue nationality =… … Wikipedia
