Search Result for "bareness": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a bleak and desolate atmosphere;
- Example: "the nakedness of the landscape"
[syn: bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness]

2. the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body);

3. an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation;
- Example: "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
[syn: bareness, starkness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bareness \Bare"ness\, n. The state of being bare. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bareness n 1: a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" [syn: bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness] 2: the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) 3: an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room" [syn: bareness, starkness]