starkness
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈstɑrk.nəs/
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austeridad
- The exhibits are all displayed on the starkness of white paper plates.
Examples
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All angles and skylights, with freestanding adobe walls inside, built only to display expensive interpretations of the desert's starkness.
Fiction book (1994) -
In contrast to the cold starkness of the study, beautiful paintings, supposedly unusual in a Breton chateau, decorate the chapel.
Academic text (1996) -
I wouldn't have it any other way, frankly, because the starkness of a yard without trees feels rather cold to me.
Blog text (15) -
I am hardly the sort of passenger he ferries routinely from the congestion of the city to the starkness of the hills.
Blog text (14) -
Bright sunlight allows for easily stopping action, but the starkness of midday sun usually doesn't produce the most aesthetic photographs.
Academic text (1995) -
The ship was still utilitarian, not sleek, but now the starkness of the bare engine system by itself was dwarfed by six huge, gleaming spherical propellant tanks.
Fiction book (2001) -
Surrounded by this vivid, riveting evidence of human imaginations at work, and with the humid silence exaggerating the paintings' starkness, I felt a tenuous identity with the creators.
Academic text (2009) -
The starkness of the empty room made it feel cold and uninviting.
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She appreciated the starkness of the minimalist design in her new apartment.
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The artist captured the starkness of the winter landscape with his use of color.
Synonyms
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2.7
Being plain and without decoration
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6.3
A cold, empty feeling that makes a place or situation seem sad
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6.0
A plain simple style that lacks decoration
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5.6
An empty landscape with few plants or buildings
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5.1
A plain, dull appearance with no bright color or style
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5.1
A plain, empty look with no decorations
A very plain, simple style with no decoration or luxury
A plain, simple style without decoration
A quality that is plain and without decoration
Not having an attractive appearance
Antonyms
How Plain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word starkness comes from the old Germanic word stark meaning 'severe' or 'hard', and over time it began to describe things with no decoration or comfort. So the starkness of a room or landscape is its bare, plain, and severe look.