HyperDic: starkness

English > 2 senses of the word starkness:
NOUNattributestarkness, absoluteness, utternessthe quality of being complete or utter or extreme / extreme
attributestarkness, barenessan extreme / extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
starkness > pronunciation
Soundsstaa'rknihs
Rhymesabyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...
English > starkness: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being complete or utter or extreme / extreme.
Example"the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
Synonymsabsoluteness, utterness
Broaderlimit, bound, boundaryThe greatest possible degree of something
Adjectivesstarkcomplete or extreme / extreme
starkdevoid of any qualifications / qualifications or disguise or adornment
English > starkness: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningAn extreme / extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation.
Example"I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
Synonymbareness
BroaderplainnessThe appearance of being plain and unpretentious
Spanishausteridad, desnudez, pobreza
Catalanausteritat, despullament, nuesa, pobresa
Adjectivesstarkproviding no shelter or sustenance
starkseverely simple

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