bleak
11bleak — I (exposed and barren) adjective bare, barren, blank, cold, deserted, desolate, exposed, unpopulated, unsheltered, waste II (not favorable) adjective dark, depressing, disheartening, dismal, distressing, forbidding, gloomy, grave, grim,… …
12bleak — cheerless, dispiriting, *dismal, dreary, desolate Analogous words: *cold, chilly, frigid, freezing: barren, *bare, bald: stripped, denuded (see STRIP vb) …
13bleak — ► ADJECTIVE 1) bare and exposed to the elements. 2) charmless and inhospitable. 3) (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging. DERIVATIVES bleakly adverb bleakness noun. ORIGIN Old English or Old Norse, «white, shining» …
14bleak — [[t]bli͟ːk[/t]] bleaker, bleakest 1) ADJ GRADED If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak... Many predicted a bleak future. Syn: gloomy Ant: bright Derived words …
15bleak */ — UK [bliːk] / US [blɪk] adjective Word forms bleak : adjective bleak comparative bleaker superlative bleakest 1) a) without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful Things look very bleak for the team. Textile workers face a bleak future. paint a… …
16bleak — [[t]blik[/t]] adj. er, est 1) bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain[/ex] 2) cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind[/ex] 3) without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary: a bleak future[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME bleke pale, b.… …
17bleak´ly — bleak1 «bleek», adjective. 1. swept by winds; bare: »The rocky peaks of high mountains are bleak. SYNONYM(S): desolate. 2. chilly; cold: »The bleak winter wind made him shiver. SYNONYM( …
18bleak — adjective 1 without anything to make you feel cheerful or hopeful: bleak news | a bleak outlook/prospect/future: With no money and no job, my prospects seemed bleak. 2 cold and without any pleasant or comfortable features: a bleak January… …
19bleak — bleak1 bleakish, adj. bleakly, adv. bleakness, n. /bleek/, adj., bleaker, bleakest. 1. bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain. 2. cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind. 3. witho …
20bleak — adj. 1 without hope VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ …
