Austerity — synonyms, definition

1. austerity (Noun)

acerbity adversity asceticism bareness cruelty denial discipline economy forehandedness formality frugality gloominess hardness hardship harshness husbandry inexorability mortification nonindulgence obstinacy • • •

austerity (Noun) — The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures). ex. "a new budget of unaccustomed austerity"

self-denial self-discipline monasticism