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Austereness   Listen
noun
Austereness  n.  
1.
Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
2.
Severity; strictness; austerity.





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"Austereness" Quotes from Famous Books



... similar, as was also their reputation, though attained by different means.[271] Caesar grew eminent by generosity and munificence; Cato by the integrity of his life. Caesar was esteemed for his humanity and benevolence; austereness had given dignity to Cato. Caesar acquired renown by giving, relieving, and pardoning; Cato by bestowing nothing. In Caesar, there was a refuge for the unfortunate; in Cato, destruction for the bad. In Caesar, his easiness of temper was admired; in ...
— Conspiracy of Catiline and The Jurgurthine War • Sallust


Words linked to "Austereness" :   plainness, severeness


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