What does Bleak mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
black, bleak, dimadjective
offering little or no hope
"the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
bare, barren, bleak, desolate, starkadjective
providing no shelter or sustenance
"bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
bleak, cutting, rawadjective
unpleasantly cold and damp
"bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
Webster Dictionary
Bleakadjective
without color; pale; pallid
Bleakadjective
desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds
Bleakadjective
cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast
Bleakadjective
a small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae; the blay
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bleak
blēk, adj. colourless: dull and cheerless: cold, unsheltered.—adv. Bleak′ly.—n. Bleak′ness. [A.S. blæc, blâc, pale, shining; a different word from blac (without accent), black. The root is blican, to shine.]
Bleak
blēk, n. a small white river-fish.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bleak
The Leuciscus alburnus of naturalists, and the fresh-water sprat of Isaak Walton. The name of this fish is from the Anglo-Saxon blican, owing to its shining whiteness--its lustrous scales having long been used in the manufacture of false pearls.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Bleak in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Bleak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Bleak in a Sentence
I know that Brad is an optimist and he wanted to write a film that said that every time we turn on the news as we do and see how bleak it is, that it doesn't have to end that way; there's a future out there if you get involved, and I like the idea of it, i loved the idea of the story ... I liked the ending, I like the way they talked about those subject matters.
The Greek Mythological Story of "Pandora's Box" teaches us the significance of self-control and self-discipline that can keep us away from the evils in the world. It also assures us that at the end of the day, there is always Hope - despite the severe storms of challenges, and when everything seems so dark and bleak. Never lose Hope, especially while overcoming the challenges of life.
Hopefully it will put a smile on your face in these rather bleak times that we're in at the moment.
While sometimes things look bleak and difficult, there’s opportunity in everything, and you have to find the opportunity, you have to work to do that with creative leadership, i am absolutely confident that if people approach this thoughtfully, studiously, soberly, with creativity, there is a way to find strength out of whatever we do ahead.
I can't remember it being any gloomier for Democrats in the South than it is today, the party has been demonized by Republicans. It's very bleak. I just don't see anything good for them on the horizon.
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Translations for Bleak
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- كئيبArabic
- мрачен, безрадостен, уклей, безцветен, открит, блескач, блед, голBulgarian
- farblos, Laube, ungeschützt, ausgeblichen, Ukelei, trostlos, desolat, trübe, freudlos, kahl, karg, düster, bleich, ödeGerman
- έρημος, σίρκο, θλιβερός, άχαρος, ψυχρός, άχρωμος, άθλιοςGreek
- albur, amargado, yermo, pálido, alegría, desolado, colorSpanish
- viidikas, kahvatu, kaame, plassEstonian
- غم افزاPersian
- kolkko, paljas, salakka, karu, synkkä, kalpeaFinnish
- abletteFrench
- gruamach, lomScottish Gaelic
- meaylManx
- sivárHungarian
- infelice, triste, misero, pallido, incolore, desolato, alborella, alburnoItalian
- უფერული, ფერმკრთალიGeorgian
- AalbesLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- vīķeLatvian
- bliek, guur, desolaat, bleek, kleurloos, vreugdeloosDutch
- uklejaPolish
- desolado, pálida, desanimado, alburnete, pálidoPortuguese
- безрадостный, уклейка, бледный, открытый, незащищённый, мрачный, голый, бесцветныйRussian
- uklijaSerbo-Croatian
- blek, färglös, dyster, löjaSwedish
- solgun, soluk, renksizTurkish
- تاریکUrdu
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