[{"word":"austere","phonetic":"/ɒstɪə(ɹ)/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɒstɪə(ɹ)/","audio":""},{"text":"/ɔˈstiɹ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/austere-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2650670","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}},{"text":"/ɑˈstiɹ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Grim or severe in manner or appearance","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The headmistress was an austere old woman."},{"definition":"Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour."}],"synonyms":["forbidding","stern","strict","plain","simple","unadorned","unembellished"],"antonyms":["extravagant","flamboyant","flashy","gaudy","overwrought"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/austere"]}]