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     • bleak 1 (blēk) adj. bleak·er, bleak·est 1. a. Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge). b. Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect.
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   1. a. Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge). b. Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect. 2. Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic. 3. Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.

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   • Get a quick, free translation! BLEAK definition: 1. If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive: 2. Bleak weather is cold and…. Learn more.

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   What does bleakness mean?

   • bleak′ness n. Any of various small European freshwater fishes of the genus Alburnus, having silvery scales. [Middle English bleke, probably alteration (influenced by bleke, pale) of *blay, from Old English blǣge .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does bleak mean in astrology?

   • If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak. 4 senses: 1. exposed and barren; desolate 2. cold and raw 3. offering little hope or excitement; dismal any slender silvery.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does it mean if the weather is bleak?

   • The island's pretty bleak. When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant. The weather can be quite bleak on the coast. If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy. His face was bleak. "There is nothing left," she says bleakly.

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   The meaning of BLEAK is exposed and barren and often windswept. How to use bleak in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bleak.

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   the quality of being cold, unpleasant and not welcoming or attractive: Emily Brontë immortalized the bleakness of the Yorkshire Moors. The scene has the usual bleakness of an airport panorama. Synonyms. barrenness. desolation (EMPTINESS) grimness (UGLINESS) starkness.

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   Aug 15, 2024 · bleakness. Other forms: bleaknesses. Definitions of bleakness. noun. a bleak and desolate atmosphere. synonyms: bareness, desolation, nakedness. see more.

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   1. adjective. If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak. Synonyms: dismal, black, dark, depressing More Synonyms of bleak. bleakness uncountable noun. The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed. 2. adjective.