Grep of noun stark
starkness
Overview of adj stark
The adj stark has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) blunt, crude, stark -- (devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline")
2. austere, severe, stark -- (severely simple; "a stark interior")
3. stark -- (complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast")
4. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter -- (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")
5. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, 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")
Overview of adv stark
The adv stark has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stark -- (completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open")
Antonyms of adj stark
5 senses of stark
Sense 1
blunt, crude(postnominal), stark(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unconditional) -> conditional
Sense 2
austere, severe, stark
INDIRECT (VIA plain) -> fancy
Sense 3
stark
INDIRECT (VIA immoderate) -> moderate
Sense 4
arrant(postnominal), complete(postnominal), consummate(postnominal), double-dyed(postnominal), everlasting(postnominal), gross(postnominal), perfect(postnominal), pure(postnominal), sodding(postnominal), stark(postnominal), staring(postnominal), thoroughgoing(postnominal), utter(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unmitigated) -> mitigated
Sense 5
bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark
INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable
Similarity of adj stark
5 senses of stark
Sense 1
blunt, crude(postnominal), stark(postnominal)
=> unconditional (vs. conditional)
Sense 2
austere, severe, stark
=> plain (vs. fancy)
Sense 3
stark
=> immoderate (vs. moderate)
Sense 4
arrant(postnominal), complete(postnominal), consummate(postnominal), double-dyed(postnominal), everlasting(postnominal), gross(postnominal), perfect(postnominal), pure(postnominal), sodding(postnominal), stark(postnominal), staring(postnominal), thoroughgoing(postnominal), utter(postnominal)
=> unmitigated (vs. mitigated)
Sense 5
bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark
=> inhospitable (vs. hospitable)
Attributes of adj stark
Familiarity of adj stark
stark used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5)
Grep of adj stark
stark
stark naked
starkers
Overview of adj stark
The adj stark has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) blunt, crude, stark -- (devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline")
2. austere, severe, stark -- (severely simple; "a stark interior")
3. stark -- (complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast")
4. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter -- (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")
5. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, 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")
Overview of adv stark
The adv stark has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stark -- (completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open")
stark definition
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