- Starkness
- Starkness Stark"ness, n. The quality or state of being stark. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Starkness
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starkness — noun 1. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections • Syn: ↑absoluteness, ↑utterness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stark • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
starkness — stark ► ADJECTIVE 1) severe or bare in appearance. 2) unpleasantly or sharply clear. 3) complete; sheer: stark terror. ● stark naked Cf. ↑stark naked ● stark raving (or staring) mad Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
starkness — noun see stark I … New Collegiate Dictionary
starkness — See starkly. * * * … Universalium
starkness — noun a) The state or quality of being stark. b) The result or product of being stark … Wiktionary
starkness — n. quality of being stark, severity, extreme plainness … English contemporary dictionary
starkness — stark·ness … English syllables
starkness — See: stark … English dictionary
A Voyage to Arcturus — infobox Book | name = A Voyage to Arcturus title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Lindsay illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = genre = Fantasy novel, Philosophical, Science fiction publisher … Wikipedia
absoluteness — noun 1. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections • Syn: ↑starkness, ↑utterness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stark (for: ↑starkness) … Useful english dictionary
