austere
adjective
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding.
austereness
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a word derived from
austere.
Example Sentences
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Who will believe you, Isabel?" said Angelo; "my unsoiled name, the austereness of my life, my word vouched against yours, will outweigh your accusation.
From Tales from Shakespeare by Mary Lamb
Caesar was esteemed for his humanity and benevolence; austereness had given dignity to Cato.
From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by John Selby Watson
Suddenly, a kindly smile broke through the austereness of the prelate's countenance, and he thrust out his hand; the old soldier met it.
From The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath
The ancient cloisters on their lofty walls Had holy Truth in painted frescoes shown, And, seeing these, the pious in those halls Felt their cold, lone austereness less alone.
From The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker by Charles Baudelaire
My unsoil'd name, th' austereness of my life, My vouch against you, and my place i' the state, Will so your accusation overweigh That you shall stifle in your own report, And smell of calumny.
From Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
