Pronunciations (7)
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/ˈbɛə.nəs/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈbɛɚ.nəs/
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- General-American
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/ˈbeː.nəs/
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- Australia
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/ˈbeə.nəs/
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- New-Zealand
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/ˈbiə.nəs/
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/ˈbeɹ.nəs/
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- Scotland
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/ˈbɜː(ɹ).nəs/
Noun
The state of being bare.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Noun
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
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the nakedness of the landscape
the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
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I was struck by the starkness of my father's room