spartan

adjective

Definition of spartannext
as in austere
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless

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  1. austere
  2. simple
  3. no-frills
  4. stark
Adjective
  • Here’s last week’s handouts, the instructor said, read them at your leisure at home, and gave Eliza a toothy smile that turned the austere face suddenly soft and dimpled.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Texture While tile might have once been thought of as a cool, austere surface choice, that’s anything but true today.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of austere
Adjective
  • Pay particular attention to Chapters 8 and 20, where Graham discusses the margin of safety concept and the simple but profound concept that buying a share of stock is actually owning part of a whole business.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Maybe the key to a truly satisfying vacation in 2025 is simple: more of it.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • Some costing less than $10,000 are designed as no-frills utility machines, best for local commuting, school runs, and shopping.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The designer’s initial shows for Maison Margiela were staged in no-frills white-box venues, leaving the stage to his expert tailoring and dressmaking.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of no-frills
Adjective
  • But the worsening economic reality on the ground stands in stark contrast to that bravado.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • At her confirmation hearing last month, Council members expressed their relief at her nomination — in stark contrast to the mayor’s previous pick to fill the job, Randy Mastro, who faced a brutal hourslong hearing in August.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of stark
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