NOUN | attribute | starkness, absoluteness, utterness | the quality of being complete or utter or extreme / extreme |
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attribute | starkness, bareness | an extreme / extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation |
Sounds | staa'rknihs | |
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Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... |
Meaning | The quality of being complete or utter or extreme / extreme. | |
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Example | "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections" | |
Synonyms | absoluteness, utterness | |
Broader | limit, bound, boundary | The greatest possible degree of something |
Adjectives | stark | complete or extreme / extreme |
stark | devoid of any qualifications / qualifications or disguise or adornment |
Meaning | An extreme / extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation. | |
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Example | "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room" | |
Synonym | bareness | |
Broader | plainness | The appearance of being plain and unpretentious |
Spanish | austeridad, desnudez, pobreza | |
Catalan | austeritat, despullament, nuesa, pobresa | |
Adjectives | stark | providing no shelter or sustenance |
stark | severely simple |
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