spartan
Stripped of comfort
Spartan means rigorously simple, austere, or lacking comfort and luxury.
A spartan room has minimal furnishings.
A spartan diet is plain and restricted.
Spartan conditions are harsh and unadorned.
The word suggests disciplined self-denial rather than mere poverty—choosing to do without rather than being forced to.
The dormitory was spartan but clean. (Capitalized Spartan refers to the ancient Greek city-state.)
Lacking any covering
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
stark · plain · uncluttered · streamlined · basic · utilitarian · stripped-down · no-frills
Enforced economic stringency
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- frugalityEconomical resource management
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
self-discipline · fasting · temperance · plainness · severity · privation · sacrifice · restraint
Enduring courage under pain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
resilience · determination · tenacity · hardiness · steadfastness · persistence · mettle · strength
Prescribed course of treatment
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
bare
Lacking any covering
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- functionalAble to operate correctly
sparse · stark · plain · uncluttered · streamlined · basic · utilitarian · stripped-down · no-frills · clean
austerity
Enforced economic stringency
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- frugalityEconomical resource management
renunciation · self-discipline · fasting · temperance · plainness · severity · privation · sacrifice · restraint · simplicity
fortitude
Enduring courage under pain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
toughness · resilience · determination · tenacity · hardiness · steadfastness · persistence · mettle · strength · durability
regimen
Prescribed course of treatment
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
perseverance · structure · orderliness · dedication · restraint
- ancient warriorsgladiator, samurai, viking, hoplite, centurion
- blueberry varietiesduke, patriot, jersey, bluejay, legacy
- Greek soldiershoplite, phalanx, heavy infantry, light infantry, spearman
- combatantssoldier, warrior, fighter, swordsman, spearman
- no-frillsno-frills, bare-bones, basic, plain, simple
- warrior culturesamurai, knights, warrior, gladiators, berserkers
spartanindulgent
Too willing to yield
self-indulgent · hedonistic · sybaritic · gluttonous · decadent
spartanornate
Elaborately decorated
elaborate · embellished · baroque · rococo · ostentatious
- spartan livingDeliberately simple lifestyle
- spartan warrior
- Spartan trainingAncient Greek military education
- Spartan armyAncient Greek military force
- 300 SpartansLacedaemonian warriors at Thermopylae
- Spartan disciplineSevere, uncompromising self-control