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stark

/stɑːrk/

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adjective

Very clear, complete, and showing the truth without any softness.

There is a stark contrast between the rich and the poor.
The report shows the stark reality of climate change.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: stark differs from plain (simple/plain), harsh (pain/unpleasant), and blunt (rude/abrupt). Choose stark to stress clarity and total lack of softness, not just severity or rudeness.

In other languages

Spanish: absoluto, total
Japanese: 明確な、まっさらな
Korean: 완전히 드러난, 갈수록 심각한
Vietnamese: tuyệt đối, hoàn toàn
Chinese: 完全的, 彻底的

Common phrases

stark contraststark differencestark realitystark warning

Synonyms

complete total absolute utter plain

Related words

contrast difference reality warning

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