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Spartan

//ˈspɑː(ɹ)tən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.

    "I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.
  3. 3
    Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

    "The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death."

  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of spartan. alt-of
  5. 5
    Lacking in decoration and luxury.

    "After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife."

Adjective
  1. 1
    practicing great self-denial wordnet
  2. 2
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment wordnet
  3. 3
    resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity wordnet
  4. 4
    of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
  2. 2
    a resident of Sparta wordnet
  3. 3
    A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

Etymology 1

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta + -an.

Etymology 3

From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta + -an.

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