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Meanings of starkness in English

Catalan
despullament
Spanish
pobreza

An extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation.

despullament

The quality of being complete or utter or extreme.

Usage of starkness in English
1
Her first impression was of the starkness of a military barracks.
Swan Song
2
I admire strength with anybody, but the starkness of the sagas shocks me.
Gudrid the Fair / A Tale of the Discovery of America
3
The haunting starkness of Darkness is illustrated by the 1981 BBC test card.
The Guardian
4
Chance's sparkling flow is a perfect match to the starkness of Blake's production work.
The Guardian
5
Along that hot road the spectre of Zurich pursued me, in all its starkness.
Alone
6
Her hands tightened on his shoulders and she flinched from the starkness of bone.
The bone palace
7
The starkness of the room was emphasized by the glare of arc and fluorescent lighting.
Terminal Compromise
8
But it's the starkness and menace of the overall mood that really strikes a note.
The Irish Times
9
Mr Hollande is reportedly fascinated by the starkness of the decision that confronted his compatriots.
The Irish Times
10
The starkness of her clothing also accentuated her pallor.
Damaged
11
As far as I could see, there was starkness, a devastation like none I'd ever seen.
Spirit of the Wolves
12
My eyes kept trying to focus, but the starkness of my surroundings made everything blur together.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
13
It was awesome in its starkness and majesty.
Priest
14
The starkness of the desert shadows, the silence in the empty valleys: he liked it all.
The genesis secret
15
Though he'd had no expectations regarding the mass, Brunetti was surprised by the starkness of the ceremony.
Death at La Fenice
16
As we went up the hill the cloud started lifting so it gave the photo that starkness.
The Irish Times
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Translations for starkness
Spanish
pobreza
Starkness through the time