English noun: bareness |
1. | bareness (state) a bleak and desolate atmosphere |
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| Samples | The nakedness of the landscape.
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| Synonyms | bleakness, desolation, nakedness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gloom, gloominess, glumness |
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2. | bareness (state) the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | nakedness, nudeness, nudity |
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3. | bareness (attribute) an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation |
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| Samples | I was struck by the starkness of my father's room.
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| Synonyms | starkness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plainness |
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