SPARTAN

Pronunciation (US):

• SPARTAN (noun)
  The noun SPARTAN has 1 sense:

1. a resident of Sparta

  Familiarity information: SPARTAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SPARTAN (adjective)
  The adjective SPARTAN has 4 senses:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
2. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
3. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
4. practicing great self-denial

  Familiarity information: SPARTAN used as an adjective is uncommon.

• SPARTAN (noun)

Meaning:

A resident of Sparta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Spartan" is a kind of...):

Greek; Hellene (a native or inhabitant of Greece)

Holonyms ("Spartan" is a member of...):

Sparta (an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC)

• SPARTAN (adjective)

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sparta (an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC)

Meaning:

Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

Context example:

spartan courage

Similar:

resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)

Meaning:

Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

Synonyms:

spartan; severe

Context examples:

a parent severe to the pitch of hostility / a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien / a strict disciplinarian / a Spartan upbringing

Similar:

nonindulgent; strict (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)

Meaning:

Practicing great self-denial

Synonyms:

ascetic; ascetical; austere; spartan

Context examples:

Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it / a desert nomad's austere life / a spartan diet / a spartan existence

Similar:

abstemious (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink)