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Uneven vs Austere - What's the difference?

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Uneven is a related term of austere.


As adjectives the difference between uneven and austere

is that uneven is not even while austere is austere.

uneven

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not even
  • Not level or smooth
  • Not uniform
  • Varying in quality

    • Synonyms

    * rough

    Derived terms

    * unevenly * unevenness

    See also

    * irregular * unequal English adjectives ending in -en

    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