spartan : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: spartan	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for spartan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Spartan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage" unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" Synonym(s): severe, spartan practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" Synonym(s): ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan n a resident of Sparta
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spartan \Spar"tan\, a. [L. Spartanus.] Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person of great courage and fortitude.