English dictionary
stark
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
adjective
- providing no shelter or sustenance
adjective
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
adjective
- complete or extreme
adjective
- severely simple
adverb
- to the fullest degree
Example sentences
the blunt truth
the crude facts
facing the stark reality of the deadline
bare rocky hills
barren lands
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
the desolate surface of the moon
a stark landscape
an arrant fool
a complete coward
a consummate fool
a double-dyed villain
gross negligence
stark poverty
a stark contrast
a stark interior
stark mad
mouth stark open