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Detailed Synonyms for starkness in English

starkness:

starkness [the ~] noun

  1. the starkness
    the stiffness; the rigidity; the severity; the austerity; the strictness; the starkness; the sternness
  2. the starkness
    – an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation 1
    the starkness; the bareness
    – an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation 1
    • starkness [the ~] noun
      • I was struck by the starkness of my father's room1
    • bareness [the ~] noun
  3. the starkness
    – the quality of being complete or utter or extreme 1
    the starkness; the absoluteness; the utterness
    – the quality of being complete or utter or extreme 1
    • starkness [the ~] noun
      • the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections1
    • absoluteness [the ~] noun
    • utterness [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "starkness":


Related Definitions for "starkness":

  1. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation1
    • I was struck by the starkness of my father's room1
  2. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme1
    • the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections1