stark: Meaning and Definition of

stark

1. sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness.
2. harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.: a stark landscape.
3. extremely simple or severe: a stark interior.
4. bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized: the stark reality of the schedule's deadline.
5. stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc.
6. rigid in death.
7. strong; powerful; massive or robust.

1. utterly, absolutely, or quite: stark mad.
2. in a stark manner; stoutly or vigorously.

Stark

1. 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
2. 1874–1957, German physicist: Nobel prize 1919.
3. 1728–1822, American Revolutionary War general.