austereness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

austereness
    n 1: extreme plainness [syn: {austereness}, {severity},
         {severeness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Austereness \Aus*tere"ness\, n.
   1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.
      --Johnson.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Severity; strictness; austerity. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]