Synonyms for spartan
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : spahr-tn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɑr tn |
Top 10 synonyms for spartan Other synonyms for the word spartan
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for spartan
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