Bleak
Meaning:
[COD]
[Wordnik.com]
adjective, gloomy and somber
Life in the Aran islands has always been bleak and difficult (John Millington Synge)
adjective, providing no encouragement; depressing. A bleak prospect.
adjective, Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes
adjective, Cold and cutting. Bleak winds of North Atlantic.
noun, 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.
Meaning:
[COD]
- If a place is bleak, it is empty and not welcoming or attractive. For example. The house stands on a bleak, windswept moor.
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- If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future. For example, The economic outlook is bleak.
[Wordnik.com]
adjective, gloomy and somber
Life in the Aran islands has always been bleak and difficult (John Millington Synge)
adjective, providing no encouragement; depressing. A bleak prospect.
adjective, Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes
adjective, Cold and cutting. Bleak winds of North Atlantic.
noun, 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.
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