ascetic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈsɛtɪk/ UK /əˈsɛtɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj practicing severe self-discipline and abstaining from worldly pleasures The monk led an ascetic life of bread, water, and silent prayer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · practicing severe... austereabstemiousself-denyingmonasticspartanpuritanicalhermitabstinent ↔ Opposites hedonisticindulgentsybariticluxuriousself-indulgent Word family Derived forms asceticismasceticalascetically Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek askētikós ('disciplined, given to exercise'), from askētḗs ('monk, hermit, one who exercises'), from askéō ('I exercise, train'). askētikós Ancient Greek askéō Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ascetic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈsɛtɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈsɛtɪk/ ## Meanings 1. practicing severe self-discipline and abstaining from worldly pleasures ## Examples - The monk led an ascetic life of bread, water, and silent prayer. ## Synonyms - austere - abstemious - self-denying - monastic - spartan - puritanical - hermit - abstinent ## Antonyms - hedonistic - indulgent - sybaritic - luxurious - self-indulgent ## Derived Forms - asceticism - ascetical - ascetically ## Roots and Affixes - Root: askētikós - Root: askéō ## Etymology From Ancient Greek askētikós ('disciplined, given to exercise'), from askētḗs ('monk, hermit, one who exercises'), from askéō ('I exercise, train'). ## AI Etymology Ascetic is an adjective and noun meaning "practicing severe self-discipline and abstaining from worldly pleasures". Historically, it is from Ancient Greek askētikós ('disciplined, given to exercise'), from askētḗs ('monk, hermit, one who exercises'), from askéō ('I exercise, train'). The historical chain links Ancient Greek askētikós with Ancient Greek askéō. Close English family members include asceticism, ascetical, and ascetically. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown