spartan

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people (synset 302984235)
  2. Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity (synset 301998544)
    "spartan courage"
    similar to: resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
  3. Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment (synset 301304251)
    "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
    similar to: nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
    same as: severe
  4. Practicing great self-denial (synset 300009637)
    "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
    similar to: abstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
    same as: ascetic, ascetical, austere
Noun
  1. A resident of Sparta (synset 109731057)
    is a type of: greek, hellene - a native or inhabitant of Greece
    belongs to: sparta - an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC

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