Definition: an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
Usage: I was struck by the starkness of my father's room
Similar words: plainness
Definition: the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
Synonyms: starkness, utterness, absoluteness
Definition: the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
Usage: the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections
Similar words: bound, boundary, limit
Definition: the greatest possible degree of something
Usage: what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior; to the limit of his ability