All 4 Uses of
austere
in
Rebecca
- ...the silence made it harder, more austere.
Chpt 4 *austere = uncomfortable
- I had dreaded the formality of dinner in that austere dining-room, and now, because of the little fact that we had not changed, it was quite all right, quite easy, just the same as when we had dined together in restaurants.†
Chpt 7
- The old austerity had gone.†
Chpt 16
- The hall was as it had always been, grey and silent and austere, with the portraits and the weapons on the wall.†
Chpt 19
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