English · Word Candidate

stark

/stɑɹk/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: starker · starkest

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đắng; bạo lực; dữ dội

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Adjective

Examples

Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Stiff, rigid.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cứng, cứng nhắc

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Adjective

Examples

His heauie head, deuoide of carefull carke, / Whose sences all were straight benumbd and starke.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Starkly; entirely, absolutely.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối

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Adverb

Examples

He's gone stark, staring mad.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The language spoken in the Ender's Game series, which is nearly identical to American English.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ngôn ngữ gần giống với tiếng Anh Mỹ

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “stark” mean?

Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).

Is “stark” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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