austereness
Unadorned harsh quality
Austereness is the quality of being austere—severe, strict, or lacking in comfort and ornamentation.
The word describes both physical environments the austereness of the monastery and personal manner the austereness of her demeanor.
Austerity is the more common noun form.
Aesthetic of reduction
- barenessLack of covering
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- starknessSevere, unadorned quality
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
unadorned · asceticism · monastic · purity · modesty · uncluttered · restraint · frugality
Unsparing quality or manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- severityIntensity of sternness
inflexibility · rigidity · stringency · exactingness · hardness · gravity · seriousness · intensity
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- barenessLack of covering
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- starknessSevere, unadorned quality
spartan · unadorned · asceticism · monastic · purity · modesty · uncluttered · restraint · frugality · abstinence
harshness
Unsparing quality or manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
severity · inflexibility · rigidity · stringency · exactingness · hardness · gravity · seriousness · intensity · discipline
austerenesslavishness
Excessive richness or abundance
opulence · extravagance · ornateness · sumptuousness · luxuriousness
austerenesscoziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
warmth · softness · comfort · homeliness · gentleness
austerenessindulgence
Yielding to desire
hedonism · self-indulgence · voluptuousness · decadence · excess