“the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections”
noun
an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
“I was struck by the starkness of my father's room”
Word Forms
stark
adjective
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
bare
adjective
lacking a surface finish such as paint
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nacktheit
die Qualität, vollständig oder völlig oder extrem zu sein
🇫🇷French
austérité
la qualité d'être complet ou total ou extrême
🇪🇸Spanish
dureza
la cualidad de ser completo o absoluto o extremo
🇮🇹Italian
crudezza
la qualità di essere completo, assoluto o estremo
🇳🇱Dutch
grimmigheid
de kwaliteit van compleet, volslagen of extreem zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
rigidez
a qualidade de ser completo ou absoluto ou extremo
🇷🇺Russian
суровость
качество быть полным, абсолютным или экстремальным
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कठोरता
पूर्ण या संपूर्ण या चरम होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
কঠোরতা
সম্পূর্ণ বা সম্পূর্ণ বা চরম হওয়ার গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
அப்பட்டம்
முழுமையான அல்லது முழுமையான அல்லது தீவிரமான தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిక్కచ్చితనం
పూర్తి లేదా పూర్తిగా లేదా విపరీతమైన నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
कडकपणा
पूर्ण किंवा पूर्ण किंवा अत्यंत असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
કડકપણું
સંપૂર્ણ અથવા સંપૂર્ણ અથવા આત્યંતિક હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಷ್ಠುರತೆ
ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಪರೀತವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിഷ്കളങ്കത
പൂർണ്ണമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അങ്ങേയറ്റത്തെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਿੱਖਾਪਨ
ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਜਾਂ ਅਤਿਅੰਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سختی
مکمل یا سراسر یا انتہائی ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
严酷
完整、完全或极端的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
厳粛さ
完全である、完全である、または極端であるという性質
🇰🇷Korean
적나라함
완전하거나 완전하거나 극단적인 것의 품질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự khắc nghiệt
chất lượng của sự hoàn chỉnh hoặc hoàn toàn hoặc cực đoan
🇹🇭Thai
ความสิ้นเชิง
คุณภาพของความสมบูรณ์หรือที่สุดหรือสุดขั้ว
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekejaman
kualitas menjadi lengkap atau sepenuhnya atau ekstrem
🇵🇭Filipino
paninindigan
ang kalidad ng pagiging kumpleto o lubos o sukdulan
🇲🇾Malay
ketegasan
kualiti menjadi lengkap atau terucap atau melampau
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الصرامة
نوعية كونها كاملة أو مطلقة أو متطرفة
🇮🇷Persian
تیرگی
کیفیت کامل یا مطلق یا افراطی بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
katılık
tam veya mutlak veya aşırı olma kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חריפות
האיכות של להיות שלם או מוחלט או קיצוני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'starkness'?
The primary meaning of 'starkness' is 'the quality of being complete or utter or extreme'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'starkness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'starkness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'starkness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'starkness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'starkness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'starkness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'starkness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'starkness' in regular conversations?
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