stark

stark  (stärk)

adj. stark·er, stark·est

1. Bare or blunt: "His language has become increasingly stark, to the point of sounding strident" (Robert Pear).

2. Complete or utter; extreme: stark poverty; a stark contrast.

3. Harsh; grim: "faced with that stark future" (Robert C. McFarlane). "[They] found it hard to accept such a stark portrait of unrelieved failure" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

adv.

Utterly; entirely: stark raving mad.

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[Middle English, stiff, severe, strong, from Old English stearc; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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starkly adv.

starkness n.

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stark

Adjective

1. harsh, unpleasant, and plain: a stark choice

2. grim, desolate, and lacking any beautiful features: the stark landscapes

3. utter; absolute: in stark contrast

Adverb

completely: stark staring bonkers [Old English stearc stiff]

starkly adv
starkness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stark - devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline" blunt, crude unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender"
	2.	stark - severely simple; "a stark interior" austere, severe, stern plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
	3.	stark - complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	4.	stark - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, perfect, pure, staring, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, everlasting, consummate, complete, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"
	5.	stark - providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" barren, desolate, bleak, bare inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
Adv.	1.	stark - completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

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stark

adjective 1. plain, simple, harsh, basic, bare, grim, straightforward, blunt, bald

adjective 2. sharp, clear, striking, distinct, clear-cut

adjective 3. austere, severe, plain, bare, harsh, unadorned

adjective 4. bleak, grim, barren, hard, cold, depressing, dreary, desolate, forsaken, godforsaken, drear (literary)

adjective 5. absolute, pure, sheer, utter, downright, patent, consummate, palpable, out-and-out, flagrant, unmitigated, unalloyed, arrant

adverb 6. absolutely, quite, completely, clean, entirely, altogether, wholly, utterly

Translations

stark [stɑːk] adj (= bleak) → severo, escueto; [simplicity, colour] → austero; [reality, truth] → puro; [poverty] → absoluto

adv stark naked → en cueros

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stark [stɑːk] adj (= bleak) → désolé(e) → morne; [simplicity, colour] → austère; [reality, poverty] → nu(e)

adv stark naked → complètement nu(e)

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stark [stɑːk] adj (bleak) → kahl;

(simplicity) → schlicht;

(colour) → eintönig;

(reality, poverty) → nackt

adv stark naked → splitternackt

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stark [stɑːk] adj (= bleak) → desolato/a; [simplicity, colour] → austero/a; [reality, poverty, truth] → crudo/a

adv stark naked → completamente nudo/a

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stark

adj stark [staːk]

bare, harsh or simple in a severe way a stark, rocky landscape. rotsagtig, dor قَوي، شَديد гол pustý bart kahl γυμνός, σκέτος karm خشك karu désolé שוֹמֵם कड़ा, सख्त krut, ukočen kopár keras hrjóstrugur desolato 荒涼とした 순전한; 꾸밈이 없는; 황량한, 경직된 nykus kails; noplicināts; neauglīgs; tuksnešains keras kaal bar, naken; krass dziki nu dezo­lant голый; пустынный pustý pust ogoljen karg ตายตัว çıplak, ıssız 赤裸裸的，全然 голий; пустельний مضبوط hoang vắng, trơ trụi 赤裸裸的，全然

stark crazy/mad

completely mad. heeltemal mal مَجْنون луд за връзване úplný blázen fuldstændig gal total verrückt θεότρελος, θεοπάλαβος püstihull ديوانه pähkähullu fou à lier מְשוּגָע לְגַמרֵי एक दम पागल sasvim, potpuno lud tiszta bolond gila sepenuhnya algerlega brjálaður (matto da legare) すっかり狂って 몹시 화가 난 visai išprotėjęs pavisam traks gila stapelgek fullstendig gal zupełnie zwariowany completamente maluco nebun de legat совершенно сумасшедший úplný blázon čisto nor potpuno lud fullständigt galen โกธรอย่างมาก tam deli, zır deli 十足的傻瓜(蠢貨) зовсім дурний مکمل طور سے دیوانہ điên hoàn toàn 十足的傻瓜（蠢货）

stark naked

(of a person) completely naked. heeltemal kaal عارٍ تماما гол-голеничък zcela nahý splitternøgen splitternackt ολόγυμνος ihualasti برهنه ilkosillaan, ilkosen alasti tout nu עֲרוֹם לְגַמרֵי नंग धड़ंग posve gol anyaszült meztelen(ül) telanjang bulat allsnakinn (completamente nudo) 全裸の 알몸의 nuogut nuogutėlis pilnīgi kails telanjang bulat spiernaakt splitter naken nagusieńki todo nu gol puşcă совершенно голый celkom nahý čisto nag potpuno nag spritt naken เปลือย; แก้ผ้า anadan doğma 一絲不掛 голий, як турецький святий مکمل طور سے برہنہ trần như nhộng 一丝不挂