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# [[austere|Austere]], [[frugal]], characterized by [[self-denial]]. |
# [[austere|Austere]], [[frugal]], characterized by [[self-denial]]. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1960|month=June|author=R. C. Riley|title=The coastal branches of South-East Devon: Part Two|journal=Trains Illustrated|page=337|text=The engine was Class "3" [[2-6-2]] tank No. 82013, with Driver Sampson (Exmouth), and its roomy draught-free cab was a striking contrast to the '''spartan''' comfort offered on the Drummond tank.}} |
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# [[resolute|Resolute]] in the face of [[danger]] or [[adversity]]. |
# [[resolute|Resolute]] in the face of [[danger]] or [[adversity]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|The '''spartan''' legionaries vowed to fight to the death.}} |
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# Lacking in [[decoration]] and [[luxury]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the '''spartan''' but serene life of a farmer's wife.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1932|year_published=1965|author=Delos W. Lovelace|authorlink=Delos W. Lovelace|title=[[w:King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]|page=4|passage=[I]t was furnished with the '''spartan''' simplicity which characterizes womanless quarters.}} |
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1932|year_published=1965|author=Delos W. Lovelace|authorlink=Delos W. Lovelace|title=[[w:King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]|page=4|passage=[I]t was furnished with the '''spartan''' simplicity which characterizes womanless quarters.}} |
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Revision as of 16:40, 12 August 2020
See also: Spartan
English
Etymology
By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.
Adjective
spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)
- Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
- I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
- 1960 June, R. C. Riley, “The coastal branches of South-East Devon: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 337:
- The engine was Class "3" 2-6-2 tank No. 82013, with Driver Sampson (Exmouth), and its roomy draught-free cab was a striking contrast to the spartan comfort offered on the Drummond tank.
- Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
- The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
- Lacking in decoration and luxury.
- After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
- 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 4:
- [I]t was furnished with the spartan simplicity which characterizes womanless quarters.
Translations
austere, lacking luxury
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
spartan c
Etymology
From Latin spartanus, equivalent to Sparta + -an
- Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta
Declension
Declension of spartan