What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Austere vs Harshen - What's the difference?

austere | harshen |

As an adjective austere

is austere.

As a verb harshen is

to make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.

austere

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Grim or severe in manner or appearance
    • The headmistress was an austere old woman.
  • Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
    • The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.

    Synonyms

    * (grim or severe) stern, strict, forbidding * (lacking trivial decoration) simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished

    Antonyms

    * (not lacking trivial decoration) overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy

    Derived terms

    * austerity * austerely

    harshen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.
  • To render peevish, morose, or austere.