[たいぼうよさん, taibouyosan] (n) austerity (belt-tightening) budget [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Austerity \Aus*ter"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Austerities}. [F.
aust['e]rit['e], L. austerias, fr. austerus. See {Austere}.]
1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.] --Horsley.
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2. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness;
harsh discipline.
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The austerity of John the Baptist. --Milton.
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3. Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.
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Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress,
and partly to the lack of demonstration in her
manners. --Hawthorne.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
austerity
n 1: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from
worldly pleasures) [syn: {austerity}, {asceticism},
{nonindulgence}]
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