18
severity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
17
harshness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
16
prudence(noun, control, care, measure, restraint)
14
sternness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
13
asceticism(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
13
strictness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
12
stringency(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
11
economy(noun, decrease, care, restraint, caution)
11
hardness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
11
simplicity(noun, simplicity, dullness, severity, purity)
10
acerbity(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
9
frugality(noun, control, care, measure, restraint)
9
plainness(noun, simplicity, dullness, severity, purity)
9
rigidity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
9
rigor(noun, trouble, easy, condition, want)
9
temperance(noun, control, measure, restraint, caution)
9
thrift(noun, decrease, care, restraint, caution)
8
parsimony(noun, care, economy, saving, stinginess)
8
starkness(noun, simplicity, severity, purity, harshness)
7
abstinence(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
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