Definitions for stark
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. blunt, crude(a), stark(a)(adj)

   devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

   "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

2. austere, severe, stark, stern(adj)

   severely simple

   "a stark interior"

3. stark(adj)

   complete or extreme

   "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"

4. 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(adj)

   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. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark(adverb)

   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. stark(adverb)

   completely

   "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Stark(noun)

   stiff; rigid

2. Stark(noun)

   complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire

3. Stark(noun)

   strong; vigorous; powerful

4. Stark(noun)

   severe; violent; fierce

5. Stark(noun)

   mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright

6. Stark(adverb)

   wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind

7. Stark(verb)

   to stiffen

Origin: [OE. stark stiff, strong, AS. stearc; akin to OS. starc strong, D. sterk, OHG. starc, starah, G. & Sw. stark, Dan. staerk, Icel. sterkr, Goth. gastarknan to become dried up, Lith. strgti to stiffen, to freeze. Cf. Starch, a. & n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stark

   stärk, adj. stiff: gross: absolute: entire: naked, an abbreviation of Stark′-nā′ked, quite naked, which is really a corr. of M. E. start-naked=tail-naked (A.S. steort, a tail).—adv. absolutely: completely.—v.t. to make stark, as in death.—v.t. Stark′en, to stiffen, to make obstinate.—adv. Stark′ly.—n. Stark′ness, the state or quality of being stark: stiffness; stoutness. [A.S. stearc, hard, strong; cog. Ice. sterk-r, Ger. stark.]

Anagrams for stark »

1. Karst

2. Karts

How to pronounce stark?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

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   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stark in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stark in a Sentence

1. Thomas Adams (1583-1652):

   Despair is hope stark dead, presumption is hope stark mad.

2. Charles McDiarmid:

   Everyone thought we were stark raving mad to be promoting bad weather.

3. Gavin Baker:

   Robb Stark makes an emotional decision ; that is the reason Robb Stark dies.

4. Michel de Montaigne:

   Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a flea, yet he makes gods by the dozens.

5. Simon Bailey:

   These figures are stark. They indicate the scale of child abuse police are dealing with.

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