Bareness
['bɛənis]
Definition
(noun.) an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; 'I was struck by the starkness of my father's room'.
(noun.) the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body).
Editor: Megan--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being bare.
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Examples
- No doubt this is a partial explanation of the bareness of American politics. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The winter bareness spread drearily over it now. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The provincial people, intimidated by Gudrun's perfect sang-froid and exclusive bareness of manner, said of her: 'She is a smart woman. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But Lammle has him out again before he has so much as completely ascertained the bareness of the land. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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