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Stark, Dame Frey‧a /ˈfreɪə/
stark /stɑːk $ stɑːrk/ adjective
stark adverb
کامل
خشن، زبر، شجاع، خشک و سرد (در مورد زمین)، شاق، قوی، کامل، سرراست، رک، صرف، مطلق، حساس، سفت، سرسخت، پاک، تماما
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Synonyms & Related Wordsstark[adjective]Synonyms:- harsh, austere, bare, barren, bleak, grim, hard, plain, severe
- absolute, blunt, downright, out-and-out, pure, sheer, unmitigated, utter
[adverb]Synonyms:- absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, quite, utterly, wholly
English Thesaurus: plain, simple, austere, spartan, stark, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryStark, Dame Frey‧a /ˈfreɪə/
(1893–1993) a British traveller and writer known for her books about her travels in the Middle East
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
I. stark1 /stɑːk $ stɑːrk/
adjective[
Language: Old English;
Origin: stearc 'stiff, strong']
1. very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration:
In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding.
the stark beauty of New Mexico2. unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
Synonym : harsh:
The movie shows the stark realities of life in the ghetto.
The extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists.
We are faced with a stark choice.
a stark reminder of life under Communist rule—starkly adverb—starkness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. stark2 adverb1. stark naked not wearing any clothes at all:
Ben was standing there stark naked.2. stark raving mad/bonkers (
also stark staring mad British English) completely crazy:
He’s gone stark raving mad. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
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