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Meaning of 'stark' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stark [ adv.]
- Wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind.
2 . Stark [ n.]
- Stiff; rigid.
- Complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire.
- Strong; vigorous; powerful.
- Severe; violent; fierce.
- Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.
3 . Stark [ v. t.]
- To stiffen.

Meaning of 'stark' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stark [ r]
Meaning (1):
- completely
Example in sentence:
  • mouth stark open;
  • read the book clear to the end;
  • slept clear through the night;
  • stark mad;
  • there were open fields clear to the horizon
2 . stark [ s]
Meaning (2):
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Example in sentence:
  • a complete coward;
  • a consummate fool;
  • a double-dyed villain;
  • a perfect idiot;
  • a thorough nuisance;
  • a thoroughgoing villain;
  • an arrant fool;
  • gross negligence;
  • pure folly;
  • stark staring mad;
  • the unadulterated truth;
  • utter nonsense;
  • what a sodding mess
Meaning (3):
- complete or extreme
Example in sentence:
  • a stark contrast;
  • stark poverty
Meaning (4):
- severely simple
Example in sentence:
  • a stark interior
Meaning (5):
- providing no shelter or sustenance
Example in sentence:
  • a stark landscape;
  • bare rocky hills;
  • barren lands;
  • the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes;
  • the desolate surface of the moon
Meaning (6):
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
Example in sentence:
  • facing the stark reality of the deadline;
  • the blunt truth;
  • the crude facts

Nearby Words:

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