spartan
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adjective
- Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.“I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.”
- Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.“The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.”
- Lacking in decoration and luxury.“After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.”
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abstemiousresoluteaustereseverestrictnonindulgentasceticalasceticbarefrugalstringentsternstoicdisciplinedhardyrestrained