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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › starkStark Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

3. 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.

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

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   stark. (stɑːʳk ) Word forms: starker , 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.

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

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   empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary: It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture. The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss. In the suburbs the spacious houses stand in stark (= extreme) contrast to the slums of the city's poor. Synonyms. austere.

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   Stark means "complete or extreme," like the stark contrast between your music taste — punk and weird metal — and your mom's, with all her 1950's doo-wop favorites. In describing a place, stark means "providing no shelter or sustenance."

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionstark adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   unpleasant; real, and impossible to avoid synonym bleak. The author paints a stark picture of life in a prison camp. The government faced a stark choice between civil war and martial law. The remains of the building stand as a stark reminder of the fire.

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