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adjective
- 1. severe or bare in appearance or outline: "the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky" Similar Opposite
- 2. complete; sheer: "he came running back in stark terror" Similar
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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.
The meaning of STARK is rigid in or as if in death. How to use stark in a sentence.
9 meanings: 1. devoid of any elaboration; blunt 2. grim; desolate 3. utter; absolute 4. archaic severe; violent 5. archaic or.... Click for more definitions.
STARK meaning: 1. empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary: 2…. Learn more.
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."
Definition of stark adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Stark definition: sheer, utter, downright, or complete. See examples of STARK used in a sentence.
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.
unpleasantly clear and obvious: His death is a stark warning to other people about the dangers of drugs. stark difference/contrast. a total difference: Jerry is very lazy, in stark contrast to his sister who works very hard.
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.