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Definition of 'stark'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) stark
sheer, utter, downright, or complete:
stark madness.

2.  stark
harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view or place.

3.  stark
extremely simple or severe:
a stark interior.

4.  stark
bluntly or sternly plain:
the stark reality of our situation.

5.  stark
sharply or harshly distinct:
a stark contrast.

6.  stark
stiff or rigid, as in death.

7.  stark
Archaic. powerful; massive or robust.

8. (adv.) stark
utterly, absolutely, or quite:
stark mad.

Etymology: (bef. 900; (adj.) ME; OE stearc stiff, firm, c. OFris, OS, OHG stark, ON sterkr strong)

Definition of 'stark'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) blunt, crude(a), stark(a)
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
"the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

2. (adj) austere, severe, stark, stern
severely simple
"a stark interior"

3. (adj) stark
complete or extreme
"stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"

4. (adj) arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
"an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

5. (adverb) bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark
providing no shelter or sustenance
"bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"

6. (adverb) stark
completely
"stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

Definition of 'stark'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) stark
obvious and unpleasant
the stark truth/reality; a stark warning

2. stark
extreme
He's charming, in stark contrast to his brother.

3. stark
unpleasantly plain
stark white walls

Definition of 'stark'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) stark
wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind

2. (noun) stark
stiff; rigid

3. (noun) stark
complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire

4. (noun) stark
strong; vigorous; powerful

5. (noun) stark
severe; violent; fierce

6. (noun) stark
mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright

7. (verb) stark
to stiffen

Translation of 'stark'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: bare, harsh or simple in a severe way a stark, rocky landscape.
Afrikaans: rotsagtig, dor	Arabic: قَوي، شَديد	Bulgarian: гол
Brazilian: nu	Czech: pustý	German: kahl
Danish: bart	Greek: γυμνός, σκέτος	Estonian: karm
Farsi: خشك	Finnish: karu	French: désolé
Hebrew: שוֹמֵם	Hindi: कड़ा, सख्त	Croatian: krut, ukočen
Hungarian: kopár	Indonesian: keras	Icelandic: hrjóstrugur
Italian: desolato	Japanese: 荒涼とした	Korean: 황량한
Lithuanian: nykus	Latvian: kails; noplicināts; neaug	Malay: keras
Dutch: kaal	Norwegian: bar, naken; krass	Polish: dziki
Portuguese: nu	Romanian: dezolant	Russian: голый; пустынный
Slovak: pustý	Slovenian: pust	Serbian: ogoljen
Swedish: karg	Thai: เปล่าเปลี่ยว; รกร้าง	Turkish: çıplak, ıssız
Taiwanese: 赤裸裸的，明顯的，突出的	Ukrainian: голий; пустельний	Urdu: مضبوط
Vietnamese: hoang vắng, trơ trụi	Chinese: 赤裸裸的，明显的
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