austerity
Severity of manners or lifeSeverity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
» Algeria needs a new austerity package.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
Einschränkung, Härte, Strenge
стро́гостьstrógostʹ, суро́востьsuróvostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
(countable, uncountable)A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
Austerität
сдерживающая фискальная политикаsderživajuščaja fiskalʹnaja politika
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sourness and harshness to the taste.
- the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Examples
17 sentencesAlgeria needs a new austerity package.
He practices austerities almost like a monk.
Parliament approved the austerity measures by a narrow majority.
deDas Parlament verabschiedete das Sparpaket mit einer knappen Mehrheit.
We realised that our austerity policies were completely harebrained.
deWir haben eingesehen, dass unser Sparprogramm eine absolute Schnapsidee war.
We've realised that our programme of austerity was completely barmy.
deWir haben eingesehen, dass unser Sparprogramm eine absolute Schnapsidee war.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek αὐστηρότης (austērótēs, “bitter, harsh”). Morphologically austere + -itFrom Ancient Greek αὐστηρότης (austērótēs, “bitter, harsh”). Morphologically austere + -ity.
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Forms
plural: austerities| Singular | austerity |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures):asceticismnonindulgence
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable