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Beauty that refuses dessert, comfort that fired its own decorator.
means Severely plain, strict, or unadorned — whether describing a person, a budget, or a bare white room.
from From Greek austeros, meaning bitter or harsh, first used for wine that puckered the tongue before it ever judged your furniture.
Wine rootsOriginally described mouth-drying, tannic, joyless wine.
Economic cousinAusterity means slashing spending until it hurts.
Design flexMinimalism's stern, undecorated grandparent.