starkness

Words with a similar base: starkness

'starkness'

[starkness.n.01] as in: the quality of being complete or utter or extreme

Examples:
the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections

'starkness'

[bareness.n.03] as in: an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation

Examples:
I was struck by the starkness of my father's room

Origins

					starkness (English)
├── -ness (English)
└── stark (English)
    ├── stark (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── starken (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── stearcian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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