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Spartan

Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.

📖 Definitions of "Spartan"

adjective
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

    "The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death."

  3. 3

    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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