stark

[US]/stɑːk/
[UK]/stɑːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.rigid, bare, desolate;complete, absolute

Phrases & Collocations

stark contrast

stark reality

stark effect

Example Sentences

stark poverty; a stark contrast.

lie stiff and stark in death

his position is in stark contrast to that of Curran.

the dragoons were stark fellows.

the stark realism of Loach’s films

her room was stark and bereft of colour.

you're stark raving bonkers!.

the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky.

the stark reality of life for deprived minorities.

he came running back in stark terror.

a human body lying stiff and stark by the stream.

The stark jagged rocks were silhouetted against the sky.

His actions were in stark contrast to his words.

The names were traced out in stark black print.

Are you stark raving mad, jumping off a moving train?

When I told her I’d crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers.

I really love the Gothic Horrors series with there cyanotype illustrations and stark colours, and also the Hardback Classics for their colour combinations, materials and patterns.

Real-world Examples

But the divisions are stark in China.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The inequity is really a stark and continued.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2022 Collection

So this is something very stark in Europe.

Source: Harvard Business Review

“Love's Bonfire”, his latest collection, is no less stark.

Source: The Economist - Arts

The emperor was actually stark naked but none of his subjects dared say so.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

See if visually there's any stark difference.

Source: Gourmet Base

It's a starkest. It really is a moment of truth.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2018

Time and sorrow and fury flowed together in stark, long-drawn darkness.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

South Africa's president pointed to a stark disparity.

Source: PBS English News

A stark contrast to how we speak in the UK.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

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