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Definition of Bareness
1. Noun. A bleak and desolate atmosphere. "The nakedness of the landscape"
Generic synonyms: Gloom, Gloominess, Glumness
Derivative terms: Bleak, Bleak, Bleak, Desolate
2. Noun. The state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body).
3. Noun. An extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation. "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
Generic synonyms: Plainness
Derivative terms: Bare, Bare, Bare, Bare, Bare, Stark, Stark
Definition of Bareness
1. n. The state of being bare.
Definition of Bareness
1. Noun. The state of being bare. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bareness
1. the state of being bare [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bareness
Literary usage of Bareness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Parallel things was running counter to Puritan Movements, bareness. The force
and reality of imagination in the shaping of life's interests were recognized ..."
2. Russia in Asia: A Record and a Study, 1558-1899 by Alexis Sidney Krausse (1899)
"... and Religions—European Influence in Asia—bareness of Asiatic Territory—Neighbouring
States—Spheres of Influence outside True Boundaries. ..."
3. Catalogue of Books by Perth (W.A.). Public Library (1905)
"... method of education, gifts, and occupation., with introd. and conclusion by
bareness B. v. ... bareness ..."
4. A Little Tour in France by Henry James (1884)
"It is true that this bareness results in a kind of silvery whiteness of complexion,
which carries out the tone of the quiet pools and even that of the ..."
5. Essays on the Picturesque, as Compared with the Sublime and the Beautiful by Uvedale Price (1810)
"... This bareness is still more out of character in the foreground of an ancient
castle, or abbey; yet such a foreground is immediately made, ..."
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