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stark
1[stahrk]
adjective
sheer, utter, downright, or complete.
This plan is stark madness!
harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc..
Her photos capture the stark desert landscape.
extremely simple or severe.
With its stark interior and rough ride, the car scores low in our luxury car ranking.
bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized.
He panicked suddenly at the stark reality of the approaching deadline.
distinct, sharp, or vivid.
The thriving community gardens stood in stark contrast to vacant land and abandoned buildings.
stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc.
rigid in death.
Archaic.strong; powerful; massive or robust.
adverb
utterly, absolutely, or quite.
stark mad.
Chiefly Scot. and North England.in a stark manner; stoutly or vigorously.
Stark
2[stahrk, shtah
noun
Harold Raynsford 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
Johannes 1874–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1919.
John, 1728–1822, American Revolutionary War general.
stark
1/ ɑː /
adjective
(usually prenominal) devoid of any elaboration; blunt
the stark facts
grim; desolate
a stark landscape
(usually prenominal) utter; absolute
stark folly
archaicsevere; violent
archaicrigid, as in death (esp in the phrases stiff and stark, stark dead )
short for stark-naked
adverb
completely
stark mad
Stark
2noun
Dame Freya ( Madeline ) (ˈfreɪə). 1893–1993, British traveller and writer, whose many books include The Southern Gates of Arabia (1936), Beyond Euphrates (1951), and The Journey's Echo (1963)
Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1874–1957, German physicist, who discovered the splitting of the lines of a spectrum when the source of light is subjected to a strong electrostatic field ( Stark effect , 1913): Nobel prize for physics 1919
Other 51Թ Forms
- starkly adverb
- starkness noun
- ˈٲԱ noun
- ˈٲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stark1
Example Sentences
But online footage from witnesses show a nearly vacant venue, a stark contrast to the large crowds the venue typically attracts.
As many focus on life "beyond oil", it's a stark reminder that it's still the vital fuel for the world economy.
"The city is now home to taller buildings and modern infrastructure, a stark contrast to the Mogadishu of the past," Ms Abdi says proudly.
The UK has a stark shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals so patients face waits that often stretch over years.
Mack, who signed a reported one-year, $18 million deal, had six sacks and 39 tackles last season, a stark drop from his resurgent 2023 that featured a career-high 17 sacks and 75 tackles.
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