lenten
/ˈlɛntən/
adjective
- Relating to or suitable for Lent, the Christian period of fasting and penitence before Easter; often implying simplicity, frugality, or abstinence.
- Her lenten promise was to give up sweets for forty days.
- They observed a lenten discipline of no meat on Fridays.
- The church served a lenten meal of bread and soup to remind everyone of the season.
- Plain, meager, or lacking in richness or indulgence; suggesting a mood of seriousness or restraint.
- The hotel room was lenten in its decor, with only a bed and a wooden chair.
- After the holidays, the family adopted a lenten budget to save money.
- His lenten expression showed he was not in the mood for jokes.
Antonyms