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stark
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- pronunciation:
- stark
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
starker, starkest |
definition 1: |
in all respects; total; extreme.
The poorest families lived in stark misery with little food or warmth.- synonyms:
- extreme, sheer, total, unqualified, utter
- similar words:
- absolute, arrant, complete, downright, gross, out-and-out, outright, perfect, pure, rank, thoroughgoing, unmitigated, utmost
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definition 2: |
harsh and desolate, as a landscape.
The view from the farmhouse window was stark in the winter.- synonyms:
- bleak, desolate, grim, harsh
- antonyms:
- pleasant
- similar words:
- arid, barren, cold, deserted, dreary, forbidding, forlorn, forsaken, ravaged
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definition 3: |
without decoration or softening effects; plain; simple.
a stark chapelthe stark truthstark reality- synonyms:
- bare, naked, plain, simple, unembellished
- antonyms:
- florid, opulent, ornate
- similar words:
- austere, modest, severe, Spartan, strict, unadorned
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related words: |
bald, bare, main, naked, simple, stern, utter |
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part of speech: |
adverb |
definition: |
in all respects; totally; extremely.
stark raving mad- synonyms:
- absolutely, extremely, sheer, totally, utterly
- similar words:
- altogether, clean, completely, downright, entirely, fully, outright, plumb, quite, wholly
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derivations: |
starkly (adv.), starkness (n.) |
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