austerities

Variant of austerity

austerity definition

aus·ter·ity (ô ster′ə tē)

noun pl. austerities -·ties

  1. the quality or condition of being austere
  2. an austere act, habit, practice, or manner
  3. tightened economy, as because of shortages of consumer goods

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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