Stark Definition

stärk
starkest, starker
adjective
starkest, starker
Clearly distinguished or delineated.
A stark contrast.
American Heritage
Physically stiff or rigid.
Webster's New World
Rigorous; harsh; severe.
Stark discipline.
Webster's New World
Sharply outlined or prominent.
One stark tree.
Webster's New World
Bleak; desolate; barren.
Stark wasteland.
Webster's New World
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adverb
In a stark manner; esp., utterly; wholly.
Stark mad.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Stark

Adjective

Base Form:
stark
Comparative:
starker
Superlative:
starkest

Origin of Stark

  • Middle English stiff, severe, strong from Old English stearc ster-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Stark Sentence Examples

  • Her blood was a slash of stark red against a white marble floor.

  • Staying at Katie and Bills house was a stark reminder of what would be missing in her life with Alex.

  • The lights went out and the night was stark.

  • The stark red of blood against white snow caught his attention, and he circled the park behind the castle.

  • She wore those half-stockings that were supposed to be hidden by something far longer than what covered her pudgy legs, which were streaked with the stark blue of veins looking like a map of a very congested and curvy area.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTA

Words Ending With

KRKARK

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