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- [stahrk]
- /stɑrk/
- /stɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahrk]
- /stɑrk/
Definitions of stark word
- adjective stark sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness. 1
- adjective stark harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.: a stark landscape. 1
- adjective stark extremely simple or severe: a stark interior. 1
- adjective stark bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized: the stark reality of the schedule's deadline. 1
- adjective stark stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc. 1
- adjective stark rigid in death. 1
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Origin of stark
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English stearc stiff, firm; cognate with German stark strong; akin to Old Norse sterkr strong; akin to starch, stare; (adv.) Middle English sterke, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Stark
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stark popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stark usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stark
adj stark
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all-fired — excessive; extreme
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
noun stark
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- bareness — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- dourness — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
adjective stark
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- egregious — Outstandingly bad; shocking.
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
Antonyms for stark
noun stark
- clothed — If you are clothed in a certain way, you are dressed in that way.
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