starkness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English starknes, starkenes, starkenesse, equivalent to stark +‎ -ness.

Noun[edit]

starkness (countable and uncountable, plural starknesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stark.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being stark.