spartan

adj

1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.

   “I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.”

   “The engine was Class "3" 2-6-2 tank No. 82013, with Driver Sampson (Exmouth), and its roomy draught-free cab was a striking contrast to the spartan comfort offered on the Drummond tank.”

   “Among its findings, the report says: "In recent years we have seen more stations transformed from run-down Victorian hulks, or spartan bus-sheltered platforms, into places that people can take pride in, feel comfortable in using, and which are fulfilling more of their wider potential.”

2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

   “The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.”

3. Lacking in decoration and luxury.

   “After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.”

   “[I]t was furnished with the spartan simplicity which characterizes womanless quarters.”

4. Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.
5. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of spartan.

noun

1. A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
2. A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada.