BARENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation

Example:

I was struck by the starkness of my father's room

Synonyms:

bareness; starkness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("bareness" is a kind of...):

plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)

Derivation:

bare (having everything extraneous removed including contents)

bare (providing no shelter or sustenance)

bare (lacking its natural or customary covering)

bare (lacking a surface finish such as paint)

bare (not having a protective covering)

Meaning:

The state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bareness" is a kind of...):

nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)

Derivation:

bare (completely unclothed)

Meaning:

A bleak and desolate atmosphere

Example:

the nakedness of the landscape

Synonyms:

bareness; bleakness; desolation; nakedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bareness" is a kind of...):

gloom; gloominess; glumness (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy)