"starkness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: starknesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English starknes, starkenes, starkenesse, equivalent to stark + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|starknes}} Middle English starknes, {{suffix|en|stark|ness}} stark + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} starkness (countable and uncountable, plural starknesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stark. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-starkness-en-noun-u7ljAvJJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 84 16
  2. (countable) The result or product of being stark. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-starkness-en-noun-zYdlWK27

Inflected forms

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