6
asperity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, torment)
6
baldness(noun, simplicity, severity, harshness, plainness)
6
bareness(noun, simplicity, severity, purity, harshness)
6
grimness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
6
hardship(noun, burden, lack, severity, adversity)
6
self-denial(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
6
spareness(noun, simplicity, severity, harshness, plainness)
6
stoicism(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
5
astringency(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
5
meanness(noun, care, recession, saving, stinginess)
5
meticulousness(noun, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness)
5
miserliness(noun, care, restraint, recession, saving)
5
restraint(noun, control, care, measure, caution)
5
rigorousness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
5
rigour
5
sharpness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
5
stiffness(noun, firmness, severity, harshness, conformity)
5
stinginess(noun, decrease, care, recession, economy)
4
abstemiousness(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
4
chastity(noun, simplicity, severity, strictness, abstinence)
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