stark choice
a clear choice
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stark choice = einfachen Wahl --- GOOGLE INDEX 236,000 hits
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stark
noun
clearly distinguished or delineated
(American Heritage Dictionary)
Stark is from the Old English "stearc," meaning "stiff, strong, rigid, obstinate; stern, severe, hard; harsh, rough, violent." It has cognates in several other languages such as the German "stark."
Stark is used in several different contexts. In our example a "stark choice," it means clear, defined or unquestionable. A similar expression is "stark contrast," which suggests two things that are clearly different. Campaigning politicians like to talk about voters being offered a stark choice between the candidates or that the candidate's views and policies are in stark contrast to one another.
Or in an effort to set itself apart, a company might advertise its products as being a stark contrast to the competition. This implies that the competition's product is of inferior quality or offers less features so consumers enjoy a clear choice between good and bad. Stark is used in these cases to emphasise that there is a significant difference.
Stark is also used as a synonym for entirely, completely, such as describing someone as "stark raving mad." Then there's the sense of grim, desolate, bleak (The stark beauty of the landscape attracts adventure tourists) or bare, unadorned (The outside walls of the building are a stark white) and blunt, straightforward (The defence lawyer presented the stark facts of the case to the jury).
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SYNONYMS
stark
- plain, simple, harsh, basic, bare, grim, straightforward, blunt, bald "The stark truth is that we are paying more now than we ever were."
- sharp, clear, striking, graphic, distinct, clear-cut, clearly delineated "in stark contrast"
- austere, severe, plain, bare, harsh, unadorned, bare-bones "the stark, white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room"
- bleak, grim, barren, hard, cold, depressing, dreary, desolate, forsaken, godforsaken, drear (literary) "a stark landscape of concrete, wire and utility equipment"
- absolute, pure, sheer, utter, downright, patent, consummate, palpable, out-and-out, flagrant, unmitigated, unalloyed "They are motivated, he said, by stark fear."
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say something like:
"The few remaining bunkers are a stark reminder of the 2nd World War,"
noun
clearly distinguished or delineated
(American Heritage Dictionary)
Stark is from the Old English "stearc," meaning "stiff, strong, rigid, obstinate; stern, severe, hard; harsh, rough, violent." It has cognates in several other languages such as the German "stark."
Stark is used in several different contexts. In our example a "stark choice," it means clear, defined or unquestionable. A similar expression is "stark contrast," which suggests two things that are clearly different. Campaigning politicians like to talk about voters being offered a stark choice between the candidates or that the candidate's views and policies are in stark contrast to one another.
Or in an effort to set itself apart, a company might advertise its products as being a stark contrast to the competition. This implies that the competition's product is of inferior quality or offers less features so consumers enjoy a clear choice between good and bad. Stark is used in these cases to emphasise that there is a significant difference.
Stark is also used as a synonym for entirely, completely, such as describing someone as "stark raving mad." Then there's the sense of grim, desolate, bleak (The stark beauty of the landscape attracts adventure tourists) or bare, unadorned (The outside walls of the building are a stark white) and blunt, straightforward (The defence lawyer presented the stark facts of the case to the jury).
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SYNONYMS
stark
- plain, simple, harsh, basic, bare, grim, straightforward, blunt, bald "The stark truth is that we are paying more now than we ever were."
- sharp, clear, striking, graphic, distinct, clear-cut, clearly delineated "in stark contrast"
- austere, severe, plain, bare, harsh, unadorned, bare-bones "the stark, white, characterless fireplace in the drawing room"
- bleak, grim, barren, hard, cold, depressing, dreary, desolate, forsaken, godforsaken, drear (literary) "a stark landscape of concrete, wire and utility equipment"
- absolute, pure, sheer, utter, downright, patent, consummate, palpable, out-and-out, flagrant, unmitigated, unalloyed "They are motivated, he said, by stark fear."
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"The few remaining bunkers are a stark reminder of the 2nd World War,"
