alone vs stark

alone

adj
  • By oneself, solitary. 

  • Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc. 

adv
  • Not requiring anything further; merely. 

  • By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. 

  • Without outside help. 

  • Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset. 

  • Not permitting anything further; exclusively. 

stark

adj
  • Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. 

  • Naked. 

  • Complete, absolute, full. 

  • Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). 

  • Stiff, rigid. 

adv
  • starkly; entirely, absolutely 

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