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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
Other Word Forms
- bleakish adjective
- bleakly adverb
- bleakness noun
- ˈ adverb
- ˈԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bleak1
Origin of bleak2
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Example Sentences
“The Life of Chuck” doesn’t confront the audience with the bleak realities of modern life to change their minds and open their hearts; it uses our dread against us.
But now as the year approaches its halfway point, a bleaker saying seems apt: “Exist ’til ’26.”
So long as Latinos remain silenced, ostracized and relegated to the periphery in conversations about the future of this nation, that future remains bleak.
Without Matthews, West Indies' batting hopes were already bleak and in bowler-friendly conditions, England dominated as expected.
Against a bang average Iceland, Clarke's Scotland were meek, weak and bleak.
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