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Austere Pronunciation
Austere is pronounced aw-STIR, IPA /ɔˈstɪr/.
aw-STIR
US /ɔˈstɪr/ · UK /ɔːˈstiə/
Syllables: aw · STIR (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Severe and plain, with no comfort or decoration.
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Austere in a Sentence
- The chapel is austere, with bare walls and one window.
- He kept an austere routine of bread and black coffee.
- Her austere manner put the whole room on edge.
Common Mispronunciations of Austere
Not AW-steer
The second beat takes the punch and the opening is a light aw. Austerity moves it again, onto the third beat.
Not aw-STAIR
The ere ending is the eer of beer, not the air of fair. Sincere, adhere and austere all rhyme on that vowel.
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