SPARTAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a resident of Sparta
   Hypernyms(s) Spartan is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Greek (what does Greek mean?)
   • Hellene (what does Hellene mean?)

SPARTAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • practicing great self-denial
   Synonym(s)
   • ascetic (what does ascetic mean?)
   • ascetical (what does ascetical mean?)
   • austere (what does austere mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Be systematically ascetic…do…something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it- William James
   • a desert nomad’’s austere life
   • a spartan diet
   • a spartan existence
   Similar To
   • abstemious (what does abstemious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
   Synonym(s)
   • severe (what does severe mean?)
   • strict (what does strict mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a parent severe to the pitch of hostility- H.G.Wells
   • a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
   • a strict disciplinarian
   • a Spartan upbringing
   Similar To
   • nonindulgent (what does nonindulgent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
   Usage Example(s)
   • spartan courage
   Similar To
   • resolute (what does resolute mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
   Pertainym(s)
   • Sparta (what does Sparta mean?)