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   stark

   /stɑːk/

   adjective

   • 1. severe or bare in appearance or outline: "the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky" Similar sharply delineatedsharpsharply definedwell focusedcrispdistinctobviousevidentclearclear-cutgraphicstrikingdesolatebarebarrenaridvacantemptyforsakengodforsakenbleakdrearygloomysombredepressingcheerlessjoylessuninvitingmiserablegrimharshoppressivemercilessliterary:drearaustereseverebleakplainsimplebareunadornedunembellishedundecorateduncomfortableOpposite fuzzyindistinctpleasantcomfortableornate
   • ▪ unpleasantly or sharply clear: "his position is in stark contrast to that of his opponent" Similar bluntbaldbaresimplestraightforwardbasicplainunadornedunembellishedunvarnishedharshgrimOpposite disguised
   • 2. complete; sheer: "he came running back in stark terror" Similar sheeruttercompleteabsolutetotalpureperfectpositivedownrightout-and-outoutrightthoroughthoroughgoingthrough and throughconsummatesurpassingveritablerankunequivocalundeniableunqualifiedunmitigatedunalloyedunadulteratedunmixed
   • ▪ completely naked. rare
   • 3. stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement: archaic, literary "a human body lying stiff and stark by the stream"
   • ▪ physically strong or powerful: "the dragoons were stark fellows"

   Word Origin Old Englishstearc ‘unyielding, severe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark ‘strong’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. starkness noun

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   • Antonyms for stark. benign, benignant, gentle, mild, nonintimidating, tender. 2 having no exceptions or restrictions. the school's stark prohibition against obscene slogans on clothing.

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   • (uncountable) The state or quality of being stark. (countable) The result or product of being stark.

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