spartan

1. (satellite adjective) resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage"

2. (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

3. (noun) a resident of Sparta
Related Words: Greek, Hellene, Lysander

4. (satellite adjective) unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
Synonyms: severe, strict

5. (satellite adjective) 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"
Synonyms: ascetic, ascetical, austere



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