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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTARK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STARK definition: 1. empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary: 2…. Learn more.

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   Stark definition: sheer, utter, downright, or complete. See examples of STARK used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of STARK is rigid in or as if in death. How to use stark in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTARK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   STARK meaning: 1. empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary: 2…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTARK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'stark' Word Frequency. stark. (stɑːʳk ) Word forms: comparative starker , superlative starkest. 1. adjective. Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant. U.K. companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive. The conviction should send out a stark warning to other motorists.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstark adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of stark adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   In describing a place, stark means "providing no shelter or sustenance." A barren desert or a room with no furniture or curtains is stark. It can also mean "severe, stern, or austere," like the stark beauty of the rocky cliffs in the west of Ireland.

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   1. Clearly distinguished or delineated: a stark contrast. 2. a. Bare, desolate, or unadorned: an apartment with stark white walls; the stark beauty of the desert landscape. b. Severe or unmitigated; harsh or grim: "[They] found it hard to accept such a stark portrait of unrelieved failure" (W. Bruce Lincoln). 3.

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    stark (somewhat formal) used for describing an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious: He had to face the stark reality of the situation. The simple/plain truth may be something that some people do not want to hear, but it may be good for them to hear it anyway.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTARK | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    STARK meaning: 1. unpleasantly clear and obvious: 2. a total difference: 3. with a very plain and simple…. Learn more.