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bleak
1[ bleek ]
adjective
- bare, desolate, and often windswept:
a bleak plain.
- cold and piercing; raw:
a bleak wind.
- without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary:
a bleak future.
bleak
2[ bleek ]
noun
- a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
bleak
1/ ː /
adjective
- exposed and barren; desolate
- cold and raw
- offering little hope or excitement; dismal
a bleak future
bleak
2/ ː /
noun
- any slender silvery European cyprinid fish of the genus Alburnus , esp A. lucidus , occurring in slow-flowing rivers
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- i adjective
- l adverb
- n noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bleak1
Origin of bleak2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Today, the mood around angry young guys seems pretty bleak.
This problem is represented starkly in the bleak picture Adolescence paints of male-female friendships in the social media age.
He was put on a ventilator and doctors gave a bleak prognosis.
The last connects to the bleakest memory outie Mark and his wife share – a miscarriage that followed months of difficulty conceiving.
Dudley councillor Andrew Tromans quit the party in September to sit as a Liberal Democrat as he said the general election result had turned into a "bleak vision of continuity austerity".
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