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stark
stark S0710500 (stärk)adj. stark·er, stark·est 1. Clearly distinguished or delineated: a stark contrast.2. a. Bare, desolate, or unadorned: an apartment with stark white walls; the stark beauty of the desert landscape.b. Severe or unmitigated; harsh or grim: "[They] found it hard to accept such a stark portrait of unrelieved failure" (W. Bruce Lincoln).3. Complete or utter; extreme: stark disbelief.adv. Utterly; entirely: stark raving mad.
[Middle English, stiff, severe, strong, from Old English stearc; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
stark′ly adv.stark′ness n.stark (stɑːk) adj1. (usually prenominal) devoid of any elaboration; blunt: the stark facts. 2. grim; desolate: a stark landscape. 3. (usually prenominal) utter; absolute: stark folly. 4. archaic severe; violent5. archaic or poetic rigid, as in death (esp in the phrase stiff and stark)6. short for stark-nakedadvcompletely: stark mad; stark dead. [Old English stearc stiff; related to Old Norse sterkr, Gothic gastaurknan to stiffen] ˈstarkly adv ˈstarkness n
Stark n 1. (Biography) 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) 2. (Biography) 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 (stɑrk)
adj. -er, -est,
adv. adj. 1. sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness. 2. harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view or place. 3. extremely simple or severe: a stark interior. 4. bluntly or sternly plain: the stark reality of our situation. 5. sharply or harshly distinct: a stark contrast. 6. stiff or rigid, as in death. 7. Archaic. powerful; massive or robust. adv. 8. utterly, absolutely, or quite: stark mad. [before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English stearc stiff, firm, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German stark, Old Norse sterkr strong] stark′ly, adv. stark′ness, 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, crudeunconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender" | | 2. |  stark - severely simple; "a stark interior"austere, severe, sternplain - 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, grossunmitigated - 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, bareinhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" | | Adv. | 1. | stark - completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open" |
starkadjective1. plain, simple, harsh, basic, bare, grim, straightforward, blunt, bald The stark truth is that we are paying more now than we ever were.2. sharp, clear, striking, graphic, distinct, clear-cut, clearly delineated in stark contrast3. austere, severe, plain, bare, harsh, unadorned the stark, white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room4. bleak, grim, barren, hard, cold, depressing, dreary, desolate, forsaken, godforsaken, drear (literary) a stark landscape of concrete, wire and utility equipment5. absolute, pure, sheer, utter, downright, patent, consummate, palpable, out-and-out, flagrant, unmitigated, unalloyed, arrant They are motivated, he said, by stark fear.adverb1. absolutely, quite, completely, clean, entirely, altogether, wholly, utterly I gasped again. He must have gone stark staring mad.starkadjectiveCold and forbidding:austere, bleak, dour, grim, hard, harsh, severe.Translationsstark (staːk) adjective bare, harsh or simple in a severe way. a stark, rocky landscape. 赤裸裸的，明顯的，突出的 赤裸裸的，明显的 stark crazy/mad completely mad. 十足的傻瓜(蠢貨) 十足的傻瓜（蠢货） stark naked (of a person) completely naked. 一絲不掛 一丝不挂stark
be stark raving madTo be totally crazy. Don't listen to a word he says, he's stark raving mad! You're stark raving mad if you think that plan will work.See also: mad, raving, starkstark nakedCompletely naked. I keep having the dream where I walk into my classroom and realize I've forgotten my homework—and that I'm stark naked! We've all come into this world the hard way—stark naked and screaming!See also: naked, stark(stark) raving bonkersTotally crazy or eccentric; filled with an excessive amount of emotion, especially anger or excitement. I know you'll probably think me raving bonkers, but I sold all my possessions and am moving to a small village in China. The announcement drove fans stark raving bonkers, as it will be the first new album the band has released in over 10 years. The boss is stark raving mad after I bungled the expense reports.See also: bonkers, raving(stark) raving madTotally crazy or eccentric; filled with an excessive amount of emotion, especially anger or excitement. I know you'll probably think I'm raving mad, but I sold all my possessions and am moving to a small village in China. The announcement drove fans stark raving mad, as it will be the first new album the band has released in over 10 years. The boss is stark raving bonkers after I bungled the expense reports.See also: mad, ravingstark raving madCliché totally insane; completely crazy; out of control. (Often an exaggeration.) When she heard about what happened at the office, she went stark raving mad. You must be start raving mad if you think I would trust you with my car!See also: mad, raving, starkstark raving madTotally crazy, as in The constant uncertainty over his job is making him stark raving mad. This term, meaning "completely wildly insane," is used both hyperbolically and literally. Versions of this expression appear to have sprung from the minds of great literary figures. Stark mad was first recorded by poet John Skelton in 1489; stark raving was first recorded by playwright John Beaumont in 1648; stark staring mad was first used by John Dryden in 1693. The current wording, stark raving mad, first appeared in Henry Fielding's The Intriguing Chambermaid in 1734. See also: mad, raving, starkstark ˈnaked (British English) (American English buck ˈnaked) completely naked: He always walks around his apartment buck naked.See also: naked, starkstark raving madInsane. Literally this term means “completely, wildly crazy,” a graphic description of manic behavior. Versions of it have appeared since the sixteenth century, including Jonathan Swift’s, “There’s difference between staring and stark mad” (Polite Conversation, 1738). More recently, Robert Barnard piled up colloquial synonyms: “‘Mad as a hatter,’ said Gillian Soames complacently. ‘Stark raving bonkers. Up the wall. Round the twist.’” (Death and the Chaste Apprentice, 1989).See also: mad, raving, starkStark
Stark1. Dame Freya (Madeline) . 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) 2. Johannes . 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
Synonyms for starkadj plainSynonyms- plain
- simple
- harsh
- basic
- bare
- grim
- straightforward
- blunt
- bald
adj sharpSynonyms- sharp
- clear
- striking
- graphic
- distinct
- clear-cut
- clearly delineated
adj austereSynonyms- austere
- severe
- plain
- bare
- harsh
- unadorned
adj bleakSynonyms- bleak
- grim
- barren
- hard
- cold
- depressing
- dreary
- desolate
- forsaken
- godforsaken
- drear
adj absoluteSynonyms- absolute
- pure
- sheer
- utter
- downright
- patent
- consummate
- palpable
- out-and-out
- flagrant
- unmitigated
- unalloyed
- arrant
adv absolutelySynonyms- absolutely
- quite
- completely
- clean
- entirely
- altogether
- wholly
- utterly
Synonyms for starkadj cold and forbiddingSynonyms- austere
- bleak
- dour
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- severe
Synonyms for starkadj devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornmentSynonymsRelated Words- unconditional
- unconditioned
adj severely simpleSynonymsRelated Wordsadj complete or extremeRelated Wordsadj without qualificationSynonyms- arrant
- double-dyed
- sodding
- utter
- perfect
- pure
- staring
- thoroughgoing
- unadulterated
- everlasting
- consummate
- complete
- gross
Related Wordsadj providing no shelter or sustenanceSynonymsRelated Words |