STARKNESS

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 ("starkness" is a kind of...):

plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)

Derivation:

stark (providing no shelter or sustenance)

stark (severely simple)

Meaning:

The quality of being complete or utter or extreme

Example:

the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections

Synonyms:

absoluteness; starkness; utterness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

bound; boundary; limit (the greatest possible degree of something)

Derivation:

stark (devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment)

stark (complete or extreme)