1. starkness(n = noun.attribute) absoluteness, utterness - the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
is a kind of bound, boundary, limit
Derived forms adjective stark1, adjective stark3
2. starkness(n = noun.attribute) bareness - an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
is a kind of plainness
Derived forms adjective stark5, adjective stark2
The quality or state of being stark. [1913 Webster]