Word.ws English Dictionary

austerity meaning in Telugu

తపము tapamu

US/ɔˈstɛɹɪti/

austerity in Telugu: తపము (tapamu), తపస్సు (tapassu). In English, austerity means severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

Telugu words for austerity

austerity, penance, self-mortification, self denial
తపము tapamu, తపస్సు tapassu

English meaning of austerity

  1. noun Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
  2. noun Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
  3. noun A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
  4. noun Sourness and harshness to the taste.

Full definition of austerity

austerity in other languages

Questions about austerity in Telugu

What is the meaning of austerity in Telugu?
Austerity in Telugu is తపము (tapamu), తపస్సు (tapassu).
austerity అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Austerity: తపము (tapamu), తపస్సు (tapassu).
What does austerity mean in English?
Austerity means severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

Source and license

Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “austerity”: తపము, తపస్సు. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: austerity (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-austerity.wav.

Cite this page: “austerity meaning in Telugu.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/telugu/austerity. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.