1. a bleak and desolate atmosphere - the nakedness of the landscape • Syn: bleakness, desolation, nakedness • Derivationally related forms: desolate (for: desolation), bleak (for: bleakness) • Hypernyms: gloom, gloominess, glumness 2. the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) • Derivationally related forms: bare • Hypernyms: nakedness, nudity, nudeness 3. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation - I was struck by the starkness of my father's room • Syn: starkness • Derivationally related forms: stark (for: starkness), bare • Hypernyms: plainness
