Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stark
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Stark
stark
~1 adj 1 very simple and severe in appearance (In the cold dawn light the castle looked stark and forbidding. | the stark beauty of the New Mexico desert) 2 unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid; harsh (stark reality) (The film shows the stark realities of life in the slums. | stark choice) (The Tories are facing a stark choice between cutting the deficit and maintaining benefits.) 3 only before noun complete; total (Jerry's eyes were wide open with a look of stark terror. | in stark contrast to (=completely opposite)) (Their poverty was in stark contrast to the luxury all around them.) - starkly adv - starkness n ~2 adv 1 stark naked informal not wearing any clothes at all; completely naked 2 stark raving mad also stark staring mad BrE completely crazy
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(starker, starkest) 1. Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant. UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive... In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals. = harsh ADJ • starkly The point is a starkly simple one. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 2. If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious. ...secret cooperation between London and Washington that was in stark contrast to official policy. ADJ • starkly The outlook now is starkly different. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 3. Something that is stark is very plain in appearance. ...the stark white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room. ADJ • starkly The desert was luminous, starkly beautiful... ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, stiff, strong, from Old English stearc; akin to Old High German starc strong, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen — more at stare Date: before 12th century 1. a. rigid in or as if in death b. rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine) ; absolute ~ discipline 2. archaic strong, robust 3. utter, sheer ~ nonsense 4. a. barren, desolate b. (1) having few or no ornaments ; bare a ~ white room (2) harsh, blunt the ~ realities of death 5. sharply delineated a ~ contrast • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 13th century 1. in a ~ manner 2. to an absolute or complete degree ; wholly ~ naked ~ mad STARK I. biographical name Johannes 1874-1957 German physicist II. biographical name John 1728-1822 American general in Revolution ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & adv. --adj. 1 desolate, bare (a stark landscape). 2 sharply evident (in stark contrast). 3 downright, sheer (stark madness). 4 completely naked. 5 archaic strong, stiff, rigid. --adv. completely, wholly (stark mad; stark naked). Derivatives starkly adv. starkness n. Etymology: OE stearc f. Gmc: stark naked f. earlier start-naked f. obs. start tail: cf. REDSTART ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. окостенелый, окостеневший 2. окоченевший, застывший; окоченелый, охладелый 3. голый, нагой 4. голый, пустой; ничем не украшенный a stark room —- комната почти без мебели, пустоватая комната 5. пустынный, бесплодный 6. эмоц-усил. полный, полнейший; совершенный, совершеннейший, абсолютный stark nonsense —- чистейший вздор stark fool —- круглый дурак 7. сильный, неистовый 8. твердый, непреклонный; стойкий 9. жесткий, строгий stark discipline —- жесткая дисциплина the stark realities of life —- суровая правда жизни 10. эмоц-усил. совершенно, абсолютно; полностью stark blind —- совсем слепой stark mad —- вне себя, в бешенстве he was once stark poor —- он когда-то жил в нищете 11. резко, решительно, круто 12. явно, прямо ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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fact голый, неприкрашенный факт STARK 1. adj. 1) окоченевший, застывший 2) полный, абсолютный; stark nonsense - чистейший вздор 3) poet. сильный, решительный, непреклонный 2. adv. совершенно, полностью; stark naked - абсолютно голый STARLESS adj. беззвездный ...Англо-русский словарь
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