spartan

Letters that make spartan

s, a, n, p, r, t are letters that make 'spartan'

Words within spartan

spa, PA, AN, Sparta, ar, Pa, par, tan, spar, part, art, AR, pa, Ar, Ta are words within 'spartan'

Anagrams of spartan

partans, tarpans, trapans are anagrams of 'spartan'


3 possible definitions for 'spartan'

Spartan as "resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity"

Under this definition, spartan is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to spartan

resolute is similar to spartan.

Example of spartan used within this context

"spartan courage"


Spartan as "practicing great self-denial"

Under this definition, spartan is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ascetic, ascetical, austere have the same meaning as 'spartan'

Derivatives of spartan

austerity, nonindulgence, abstainer, asceticism, ascetic are derivatives of 'spartan'.

Similar to spartan

abstemious is similar to spartan.

Example of spartan used within this context

"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"


Spartan as "unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment"

Under this definition, spartan is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

severe has the same meaning as spartan

Derivatives of spartan

severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness, severity are derivatives of 'spartan'.

Similar to spartan

nonindulgent, strict are similar to 'spartan'.

Example of spartan used within this context

"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"



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