starkness

Its starkness is what makes it stand out from the rest.

He closed his eyes at the starkness in her voice.

There was a starkness to his features, and I knew he did not look to see me alive again.

There is no escaping the starkness of the society's vision.

Why hadn't she noticed the starkness of it all before?

But all the appliances were black, and the starkness of the contrast was almost too much first thing in the morning.

"Compared to the rest of the house, the starkness here is masculine," he said.

The air was cool and clean, but the starkness made it seem almost chill.

There was the starkness of death in his eyes.

They looked out upon a scene incredible in its primitive starkness.

The starkness of the background only serves to enhance that feeling.

What appears on the screen has a starkness that is almost indelible.

There is also a new starkness and plainness about many of the images.

She flinched, caught on the raw by the starkness of the question.

The starkness of her features caused his manner to ease just a little.

The starkness of his tone drew no reproach from any present.

The starkness of the color made the resemblance between Drake and the woman more striking.

There was a starkness to the design, and the compound seemed self-contained.

The starkness of the dawn is going out of it.

Even the lighting was different, dimmed from its daytime starkness.

One could even say that the starkness is Quaker.

The starkness of his motive and act defies extended political analysis.

Her eyes were large and luminous, but seemed to stand out against the starkness of her face.

Although she had planned to be less direct, her first question came tumbling out in urgent starkness.

In fact, there was a starkness to it that was almost eerie.