bleak
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(blēk) 
adj., bleak·er, bleak·est.
bleakness bleak'ness n.
bleak2 (blēk)
n., pl., bleak, or bleaks.
A small European freshwater fish of the genus Alburnus that is related to the carp and has silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.
adj., bleak·er, bleak·est.
- Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge).
- Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect.
- Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic.
- Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.
[Middle English bleik, pale, from Old Norse bleikr, white.]
bleakly bleak'ly adv.bleakness bleak'ness n.
bleak2 (blēk)
n., pl., bleak, or bleaks.
A small European freshwater fish of the genus Alburnus that is related to the carp and has silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls.
[Middle English bleke, probably alteration (influenced by bleke, pale) of *blay, from Old English blǣge.]
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bleak
adjective
- Dark and depressing: black, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, joyless, somber, tenebrific. See happy/unhappy, light/darkness.
- Cold and forbidding: austere, dour, grim, hard, harsh, severe, stark. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, hot/cold/lukewarm.
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bleak
adj
Definition: barren
Antonyms: appealing, bright, comfortable, nice, pleasant, sunny
adj
Definition: depressing
Antonyms: cheerful, comforting, congenial, encouraging, nice, pleasant
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bleakness
IN BRIEF: n. - A desolate atmosphere.
but I am numb, not with fear or personal loss, but something far deeper: a sense of overpowering bleakness.
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Bleak may refer to:
- Fish
- Common Bleak, Alburnus alburnus
- Danube Bleak, Alburnus chalcoides
- Italian Bleak, Alburnus albidus
- Alburnoides bipunctatus, also known as the Schneider
- Music
- A song by Opeth on the Blackwater Park album
- Bleak (band), Finnish rock band
- People
- David B. Bleak, decorated US soldier of the Korean War
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Bleak
Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - nøgen, forblæst
2.
n. - løje
Nederlands (Dutch)
guur, schraal, somber, naargeestig, sfeerloos
Français (French)
1.
adj. - exposé au vent, morne, désolé, nu (une chambre), austère, froid, glacial, (fig) sombre, triste, lugubre (une perspective), monocorde (une voix), pâle (un sourire)
2.
n. - ablette (de poisson)
Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - rauh, harsch, trübe
2.
n. - (Zool) Ukelei
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έρημος και ανεμοδαρμένος, ψυχρός, παγωμένος, ζοφερός, σκοτεινός
Italiano (Italian)
rigido, desolato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desolado, deprimente
Русский (Russian)
ветреный и холодный, суровый, лишенный растительности, мрачный
Español (Spanish)
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adj. - crudo, inclemente, desagradable, desolado, frío, sin esperanza
2.
n. - albur (pez) , breca
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kal, öppen, blåsig, kylig, trist
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 荒凉的, 寒冷刺骨的, 阴冷的, 无遮蔽的, 遭受风吹雨打的, 凄凉的, 无希望的, 阴暗的
2. 一种小鱼
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
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adj. - 荒涼的, 寒冷刺骨的, 陰冷的, 無遮蔽的, 遭受風吹雨打的, 淒涼的, 無希望的, 陰暗的
2.
n. - 一種小魚
한국어 (Korean)
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adj. - 황량한, 차가운, 적막한
2.
n. - 잉어과의 민 물고기
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 吹きさらしの, 荒涼とした, 寒々とした, 暗い, わびしい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قفر, مكشوف للرياح, موحش
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עגום, קר, חסר-מחסה, חשוף
n. - דג-נהרות קטן
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