Absence of or freedom from ornament, ostentatious display, or luxury; modesty, simplicity; austerity, frugality.

Severe simplicity; lack of luxury or adornment.

Absence of ornament or decoration; plain or unembellished appearance or presentation; freedom from unnecessary additions or accessories. Also in p…

Austere purity or simplicity of style, taste, etc.

With the. The fact or principle of having an elegantly simple appearance or presentation; unostentatious beauty.

Exclusion of meretricious ornament; purity of style, modesty, chasteness.

Purity of style, etc.; see chaste, adj. 7 8.

An aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty or serenity in imperfection and impermanence, for example in an object that has acquired…

An aesthetic or world view characterized by finding beauty or serenity in simplicity, lack of sophistication, or quietness, for example in the…

(Stress variable.) The quality of being understated (sense b) or modest in design.