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spartanism

NOUN
austerity
Synonyms
STRONG
baldness bareness economy plainness primitiveness rusticism severity simplicity spareness starkness
WEAK
dourness unadornment
Antonyms
WEAK
blandness calmness elaborateness extravagance gentility indulgence luxuriousness meekness mildness spending

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Yet that sort of spartanism paid off in a performance�under the brilliant direction of Sir Carol Reed�which delivered astonishing proof that her talents were more than physical.

From Time Magazine Archive