Starkness Definition & Meaning

starkness
noun
  1. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
  2. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"

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