LEARNit Dictionary
austerity
noun
/ɒˈsterəti/
UK
/ɔːˈsterəti/
US
1
difficult economic conditions created by government policies aimed at cutting public spending
ریاضت اقتصادی, صرفهجویی قهری, سیاستهای ریاضتی, کاهش مخارج عمومی
2
the quality of being simple and plain in appearance
سادگی, بیپیرایگی, بیآلایشی
the pleasing austerity of the design
3
the quality of being strict and serious in appearance or manner
سختگیری, جدیت, خشکرفتاری
He was noted for his austerity and authoritarianism.
4
the fact of allowing no pleasures and little to make life comfortable
ریاضت, زهد
the austerity of the monks’ life
5
something that is part of a way of life that allows no pleasures and little to make life comfortable
ریاضت, زهد, ساده زیستی, تجملگریزی, انکار نفس
the austerities of wartime Europe