stark.

1. Plain, bare, or harshly exposed, without softening details.

2. Very clear or extreme in contrast, fact, or consequence.

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Words that belong together

• stark landscape
• stark room

On the page

The stark landscape offered no cover from the wind.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more stark; superlative most stark when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.