austere.

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chaste
Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy

The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.

Grim or severe in manner or appearance

The headmistress was an austere old woman.

severely simple; unadorned
{a} severe, rigid, harsh, four, rough, stern
Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine
Used to describe relatively hard, high-acid wines that lack depth and roundness Usually said of young wines that need time to soften, or wines that lack richness and body
severely simple; "a stark interior
An austere way of life is one that is simple and without luxuries. The life of the troops was still comparatively austere. = spartan
grim or severe in manner or appearance; stern; strict
{s} strict; rigid; ascetic; modest
Usually used in description of dry, relatively hard and acidic wines that seem to lack depth and roundness Such wines may soften a bit with age Term often applied to wines made from noble grape varieties grown in cool climates or harvested too early in the season
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
A flat, acidic wine
disapproval If you describe someone as austere, you disapprove of them because they are strict and serious. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person
Characteristic of wines that are lean in body and high in acidity but overall on the pleasant side Usually white wines are likely to be austere in style
Relatively hard, high-acid wines that lack depth and roundness Usually said of young whites
A wine that seems to lack fruit and richness This is a type of harshness from too much tannins or acidity that sometimes softens with aging
Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple
severely simple; "a stark interior"
Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life
qualifies a wine that has got no bouquet yet
practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic do something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
Somewhat hard, with restrained fruit and character
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" severely simple; "a stark interior
An austere economic policy is one which reduces people's living standards sharply. a set of very austere economic measures to control inflation
approval If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. The church was austere and simple
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