Antonyms for spartan

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spahr-tn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɑr tn

Definition of spartan

Origin : early 15c., "of or pertaining to the ancient Greek city of Sparta," from Sparta capital of Laconia, famed for severity of its social order, the frugality of its people, the valor of its army, and the brevity of its speech. Meaning "characterized by frugality or courage" is from 1640s.

adj economical

Example sentences :

There was a Spartan law forbidding masters to emancipate their slaves.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

But when they reached Rhegium, the wary Spartan was already beyond their reach.
Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell

He was long described by his Spartan mother, who thought him a dunce, as only ‘food for powder.’
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Plato has criticised this as a marked defect of the Spartan system.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

It is hard for her to part from you, and she has behaved like a Spartan.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Every Spartan had to marry, and the bonds of matrimony were strictly observed.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

But there were two fundamental errors in the Spartan organization.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Godwin contemplates no Spartan plan of common labour or common meals.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

Instead of the gong for dinner, let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Plato was aware of the danger, and has improved on the Spartan custom.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

Synonyms for spartan

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