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   bleak

   /bliːk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements: "a bleak and barren moor" Similar bareexposeddesolatestarkariddesertdenudedlunaropenemptywindswepttreelessforestlesswithout vegetationdefoliatedunshelteredunprotectedunshieldedrare:unwoodedOpposite lushverdant
   • ▪ (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary: "he looked round the bleak little room in despair"
   • ▪ (of the weather) cold and miserable: "a bleak midwinter's day" Similar coldkeenrawharshwintrypiercingpenetratingbitingnippingstingingsharpfreezingicyicy-coldfrostyfrigidchillyinformal:nippyparkyBalticliterary:chillOpposite warmbalmy
   • ▪ (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favourable outcome: "he paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way" Similar unpromisingunfavourableunpropitiousinauspiciousadversedisadvantageousuninvitingdiscouragingdishearteningdepressingcheerlessjoylessgloomysombredrearydismalwretchedmiserableblackdarkgrimdrabportentousforebodinghopelessominousOpposite promisinghopeful
   • ▪ (of a person's expression) cold and forbidding: "his mouth was set and his eyes were bleak"

   Word Origin Old Englishblāc ‘shining, white’, or in later use from synonymous Old Norse bleikr; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to bleach.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bleakly adverb

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   1. : exposed and barren and often windswept. a bleak landscape. bleak soils. 2. : cold, raw. a bleak November evening. 3. a. : lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim. a bleak prison documentary. b. : not hopeful or encouraging : depressing. a bleak prognosis. a bleak outlook. the future looks bleak. c. : severely simple or austere.

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   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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   BLEAK meaning: 1. If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive: 2. Bleak weather is cold and…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLEAK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone looks or sounds bleak, they look or sound depressed, as if they have no hope or energy.

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   Something that is bleak is gloomy and depressing. If it's raining and dark, you might describe the night as bleak. If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as bleak.

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   Definition of bleak adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of bleak – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BLEAK definition: 1. If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future: 2. If a place is bleak, it…. Learn more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBLEAK - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Definitions of 'bleak'. 1. If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. [...] 2. If you describe a place as bleak, you mean that it looks cold, empty, and unattractive. [...] 3. When the weather is bleak, it is cold, dull, and unpleasant.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › bleak_adjbleak, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective bleak, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    Bleak definition: bare, desolate, and often windswept. See examples of BLEAK used in a sentence.