All 6 Uses of
austere
in
Of Human Bondage
- Flanagan said he was in love with a girl, but Clutton's austere countenance did not suggest passion; and Philip thought it more probable that he separated himself from his friends so that he might grow clear with the new ideas which were in him.†
Chpt 49-50
- He delighted in the robust common sense of Thomas Hobbes; Spinoza filled him with awe, he had never before come in contact with a mind so noble, so unapproachable and austere; it reminded him of that statue by Rodin, L'Age d'Airain, which he passionately admired; and then there was Hume: the scepticism of that charming philosopher touched a kindred note in Philip; and, revelling in the lucid style which seemed able to put complicated thought into simple words, musical and measured, he…†
Chpt 53-54
- He was a little thinner, a little whiter, a little more austere; he was autocratic still and still disapproved of candles on the altar.†
Chpt 77-78
- He knocked at one which announced that the lodgings were unfurnished, and was shown by an austere, silent woman four very small rooms, in one of which there was a kitchen range and a sink.†
Chpt 79-80
- It was magnificent and yet austere.†
Chpt 87-88
- he was touched by her child-like delight, and reproached himself for the austerity with which he had treated her.
Chpt 91-92 *austerity = sternness (strict or grim manner)
Definition:
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(austere) a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial