Stark - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stɑːrk|  American pronunciation of the word stark
Brit.  |stɑːk|  British pronunciation of the word stark

adverb

- completely
stark mad
mouth stark open

adjective

- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment (syn: blunt, crude)
facing the stark reality of the deadline
- severely simple (syn: austere, severe, stern)
a stark interior
- complete or extreme
stark poverty
a stark contrast
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers (syn: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter)
stark staring mad
- providing no shelter or sustenance (syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate)
a stark landscape

Extra examples

The room was decorated with stark simplicity.

This tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of drunk driving.

There is a stark difference between them.

His criticism of the movie stands in stark contrast to the praise it has received from others.

My first thought was that I had gone stark raving mad.

She said "no", and said it brave and stark.

In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding.

The movie shows the stark realities of life in the ghetto.

The extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists.

We are faced with a stark choice.

The dragoons were stark fellows and had seen service. (Crockett)

Even during Picasso's youthful figurative stages, stark realism was never his forte ...

The winter heatwave in California is a stark contrast to the below-freezing temperatures on the East Coast.

My friends all think I'm stark raving mad (=completely crazy).

The tree stood out in stark relief against the snow.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: starker
superlative: starkest
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