starkness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
  2. noun an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation

Etymology

From Middle English starknes, starkenes, starkenesse, equivalent to stark + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

absoluteness, utterness

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