Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Stiffness; rigidity; strength; grossness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being stark.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state or quality of being
stark . - noun countable The result or product of being
stark .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
- noun an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
Etymologies
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Examples
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But there is beauty in starkness and in penance and withdrawal and in thought, knowing that our Savior will be soon be born -- the infant child lying in the manger, the Prince of Peace.
A Strange Thing Linda 2008
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But there is beauty in starkness and in penance and withdrawal and in thought, knowing that our Savior will be soon be born -- the infant child lying in the manger, the Prince of Peace.
Archive 2008-12-01 Linda 2008
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Lanfranc had, however, possessed the king with certain general facts, which disposed William to give the accused a patient hearing, and when his "starkness" was not roused, William could be just.
The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune 1863
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Aubazine and Gabrielle's longing for a certain kind of starkness, Charles-Roux always believed that:
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Aubazine and Gabrielle's longing for a certain kind of starkness, Charles-Roux always believed that:
NPR Topics: News 2011
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One entry that caught our attention is this beautiful design by Tim Hobbelman and Chris Idema that forgoes overwhelming Ghery curves and Meier starkness for an organic and self-sufficient solar powered eco tower.
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But having enlisted Phil Spector's help in 1969 to turn the reverb-laden sound of Elvis Presley's Sun records into the pared-back starkness of "Cold Turkey", "Instant Karma" and the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album, he might have found a way to perform the same trick for a second time at a later stage in his life.
The legacy of John Lennon Richard Williams 2010
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Mr. Jodorowsky also gave a sense of the filmmaking philosophy that led to the bright, spectacular compositions of "El Topo" and "Holy Mountain," with their mythological starkness of Westerns and the uncensored, indelible bizarreness of a symbol-laden dream — whether a perfectly circular pool of water tinged red with blood or a Russian-roulette ritual run by a priest.
Confessions of a Radical Mind Nicolas Rapold 2010
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One entry that caught our attention is this beautiful design by Tim Hobbelman and Chris Idema that forgoes overwhelming Ghery curves and Meier starkness for an organic and self-sufficient solar powered eco tower.
Unfinished Belgian Bell Tower Sprouts a Solar Powered Twin | Inhabitat 2010
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The starkness of existence on Inishmaan has eroded the niceties and dried up most of the sentimentality.
McDonagh's 'Cripple of Inishmaan': Fiendishly funny sendup of rural Irish life Peter Marks 2011
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