spartan

/spˈɑɹtən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
2. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
   “spartan courage”
3. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment- H.G.Wells
   “a parent severe to the pitch of hostility”
4. practicing great self-denial- William James
   “Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it”

noun

1. a resident of Sparta

Synonyms for spartan

• resolute
• severe
• nonindulgent
• ascetic
• ascetical
• austere
• abstemious

Words that rhyme with spartan

• martin
• carton
• hearten
• kindergarten
• marten
• tartan
• barten
• barton
• bongarten
• darton
• garten
• garton
• hallgarten
• harten
• harton
• marton
• mccartan
• mccarten
• mccartin
• mcmartin
• parten
• parton
• rosengarten
• smarten
• weingarten