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stark
1[ stahrk ]
adjective
- sheer, utter, downright, or complete:
This plan is stark madness!
- harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.:
Her photos capture the stark desert landscape.
- extremely simple or severe:
With its stark interior and rough ride, the car scores low in our luxury car ranking.
- bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized:
He panicked suddenly at the stark reality of the approaching deadline.
- distinct, sharp, or vivid:
The thriving community gardens stood in stark contrast to vacant land and abandoned buildings.
- stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc.
- rigid in death.
- Archaic. strong; powerful; massive or robust.
adverb
- utterly, absolutely, or quite:
stark mad.
- Chiefly Scot. and North England. in a stark manner; stoutly or vigorously.
Stark
2[ stahrk; German shtahrk ]
noun
- Harold Rayns·ford [reynz, -ferd], 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- ··Ա [yoh-, hah, -n, uh, s], 1874–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1919.
- John, 1728–1822, American Revolutionary War general.
Stark
1noun
- ɑː StarkFreya (Madeline), Dame18931993FBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: travellerWRITING: writer Dame Freya ( Madeline ) (ˈfreɪə). 1893–1993, British traveller and writer, whose many books include The Southern Gates of Arabia (1936), Beyond Euphrates (1951), and The Journey's Echo (1963)
- ʃٲ StarkJohannes18741957MGermanSCIENCE: physicist Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1874–1957, German physicist, who discovered the splitting of the lines of a spectrum when the source of light is subjected to a strong electrostatic field ( Stark effect , 1913): Nobel prize for physics 1919
stark
2/ ɑː /
adjective
- usually prenominal devoid of any elaboration; blunt
the stark facts
- grim; desolate
a stark landscape
- usually prenominal utter; absolute
stark folly
- archaic.severe; violent
- archaic.rigid, as in death (esp in the phrases stiff and stark, stark dead )
- short for stark-naked
adverb
- completely
stark mad
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, noun
- ˈٲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ٲ· adverb
- ٲ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of stark1
Example Sentences
That is in stark contrast to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater's bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, which says patients must be expected to die within six months.
Her stark warning was a reminder of the effect that the duties introduced by US President Donald Trump will have on the wide range of industries linked to sport through investment or sponsorship.
"Myanmar's history provides stark warnings about the dangers of channelling aid through the military junta," it reads.
He described the current resource picture as "stark".
Energy bill forecaster Cornwall Insight said the forecasts highlighted the "stark regional disparities" faced by small businesses.
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