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BARENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
Example:
I was struck by the starkness of my father's room
Synonyms:
bareness; starkness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("bareness" is a kind of...):
plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
Derivation:
bare (having everything extraneous removed including contents)
bare (providing no shelter or sustenance)
bare (lacking its natural or customary covering)
bare (lacking a surface finish such as paint)
bare (not having a protective covering)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bareness" is a kind of...):
nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)
Derivation:
bare (completely unclothed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A bleak and desolate atmosphere
Example:
the nakedness of the landscape
Synonyms:
bareness; bleakness; desolation; nakedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bareness" is a kind of...):
gloom; gloominess; glumness (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy)
