spartan

adjective3

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. •
   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.
3. •
   Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

   • The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.

noun2

1. •
   A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
2. •
   A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada.

adjective1

1. •
   Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.