starkness
(noun)
noun
1. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
- the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections
Similar word(s): absoluteness, utterness
Definition categories: attribute, bound, boundary, limit
2. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
- I was struck by the starkness of my father's room
Similar word(s): bareness