starkness
111stark — [stärk] adj. [ME starc < OE stearc: see STARE] 1. a) stiff or rigid, as a corpse b) rigorous; harsh; severe [stark discipline] 2. sharply outlined or prominent [one stark tree] 3. bl …
112plainness — noun 1. the state of being unmixed with other material the plainness of vanilla ice cream • Derivationally related forms: ↑plain • Hypernyms: ↑purity, ↑pureness 2. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous • Syn: ↑ …
113stark — adj. & adv. adj. 1 desolate, bare (a stark landscape). 2 sharply evident (in stark contrast). 3 downright, sheer (stark madness). 4 completely naked. 5 archaic strong, stiff, rigid. adv. completely, wholly (stark mad; stark naked). Derivatives:… …
114IGNATOW, DAVID — (1914–1997), U.S. poet. Ignatow was born in Brooklyn. His poems are often accounts of the particular, especially city life. Its crowds, its noise, its spectacles are balanced by the poet s growing solace in nature. His poetry is often short,… …
115PALOMBO, DAVID — (1920–1966), Israeli sculptor. He was born in Jerusalem and studied sculpture, restoration, and mosaics under Ze ev Ben Zvi , later teaching at the Bezalel School of Art, Jerusalem. He made his home on Mount Zion, where he founded a studio for… …
116STRAND, PAUL — (1890–1976), U.S. photographer. The son of immigrants from Bohemia, Strand was born in New York City and given his first camera at the age of 12 by his well to do father. He was sent to the Ethical Culture School in 1904 for an education that… …
