Complete Definition of "spartan"

see|Spartan
English
Adjective
en-adj

  1. austere, frugal or characterized by self-denial

#: I went on the retreat to the monastery thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell to discover a simple, but comfortable bedroom.

  1. resolute in the face of danger or adversity

#: The spartan legionnaries vowed to fight to the death.

  1. 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.

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