bleak
1bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind.
without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary: a bleak future.
Origin of bleak
1synonym study For bleak
Other words from bleak
- bleakish, adjective
- bleakly, adverb
- bleakness, noun
Other definitions for bleak (2 of 2)
a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
Origin of bleak
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British Dictionary definitions for bleak (1 of 2)
/ (bliːk) /
exposed and barren; desolate
cold and raw
offering little hope or excitement; dismal: a bleak future
Origin of bleak
1Derived forms of bleak
- bleakly, adverb
- bleakness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for bleak (2 of 2)
/ (bliːk) /
any slender silvery European cyprinid fish of the genus Alburnus, esp A. lucidus, occurring in slow-flowing rivers
Origin of bleak
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