Definition of Spartan

Noun

  • a resident of Sparta

Adjective

  • practicing great self-denial
    "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"
  • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
    "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"
  • resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
    "spartan courage"
  • of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble spartan

136 unscramble word found using the letters spartan.
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