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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stark /stɑrk/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv. adj. - complete, pure, sheer, downright:[before a noun]stark madness.
- harsh, grim, or severe in appearance:The room was simple and stark.
- bluntly or sternly plain:The stark reality of our situation finally hit home.
- sharply or harshly distinct:a stark contrast.
adv. - absolutely, completely, utterly;
quite:stark raving mad.
stark•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Star•ker (shtär′kər),USA pronunciation n. Ja•nos (yä′nôsh),USA pronunciation born 1924, U.S. cellist, born in Hungary.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stark (stärk),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv. adj. - sheer, utter, downright, or complete:stark madness.
- harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.:a stark landscape.
- extremely simple or severe:a stark interior.
- bluntly or sternly plain;
not softened or glamorized:the stark reality of the schedule's deadline. - stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc.
- rigid in death.
- [Archaic.]strong;
powerful;
massive or robust.
adv. - utterly, absolutely, or quite:stark mad.
- Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot. and North Eng.]in a stark manner;
stoutly or vigorously.
- bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English; Old English stearc stiff, firm; cognate with German stark strong; akin to Old Norse sterkr strong; akin to starch, stare; (adverb, adverbial) Middle English sterke, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See austere, bare.
Stark (stärk; for 2 also Ger. shtärk),USA pronunciation n. Harold Rayns•ford (rānz′fərd),USA pronunciation 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.Jo•han•nes (yō hä′nəs),USA pronunciation 1874–1957, German physicist: Nobel prize 1919.- Biographical John, 1728–1822, American Revolutionary War general.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stark /stɑːk/ adj - (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 or poetic rigid, as in death (esp in the phrases stiff and stark, stark dead)
- short for stark-naked
adv - completely: stark mad
Etymology: Old English stearc stiff; related to Old Norse sterkr, Gothic gastaurknan to stiffenˈstarkly adv ˈstarkness n |