(n) the quality of being complete or utter or extreme, Syn. absoluteness, utterness, Example:the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]