starkness

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English starknes suffix from English stark (shortening of stark raving mad).

Origin

English

stark

Gloss

shortening of stark raving mad

Timeline

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Cognates and derived terms

stark English
starken English
starkers English
starkish English
starkly English
stark Middle English
starknes Middle English