Both Uses of
austere
in
And The Mountains Echoed
- I had turned bold and adventurous, and he even more ascetic and emotionally austere.†
Chpt 6austere = a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration; or stern in manner
- In Kabul, I had followed news about the rounds of austerity measures.
Chpt 8 *austerity = a government policy in which significantly less money is spent than normal (resulting in a lack of comfort)
Definition:
a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial