grimness

desolation

dɛsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n

noun

a state of complete emptiness or destruction.

the stony desolation of the desert

barrenness,bleakness,starkness,bareness,dismalness,grimness,aridity,sterility,wildness,isolation,solitude,solitariness,loneliness,remoteness

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austerity

/ɔˈstɛrədi/

noun

Sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism

sternness,austereness,severity,strictness,grimness,seriousness,sombreness,graveness,gravity,soberness,stiffness,dourness,flintiness,stoniness,steeliness

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austerities

/ɒˈstɛrɪti/

noun

Sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism

sternness,austereness,severity,strictness,grimness,seriousness,sombreness,graveness,gravity,soberness,stiffness,dourness,flintiness,stoniness,steeliness

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