starkness

Plural: starknesses

Noun

• the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
  • "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
• an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
  • "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
• The state or quality of being stark.
• The result or product of being stark.

Synonyms

absoluteness, bareness, utterness