Spartan

[ spahr-tn ]

adjective

1. Also Spar·tan·ic [] of or relating to Sparta or its people.
2. (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
3. (usually lowercase) brave; undaunted.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
2. a person of Spartan characteristics.

Spartan

/ ˈspɑːtən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Sparta or its citizens
2. sometimes not capital very strict or austere

   a Spartan upbringing

3. sometimes not capital possessing courage and resolve

noun

1. a citizen of Sparta
2. sometimes not capital a disciplined or brave person
3. a Canadian variety of eating apple

Derived Forms

• ˈSpartanism, noun

Other Words From

• Spartan·ism noun
• Spartan·ly Spar·tani·cal·ly adverb
• non-Spartan adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spartan¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin Spartānus, equivalent to Spart ( a ) Sparta (< Doric Greek Spártā ) + -ānus -an

Synonym Study

See austere.