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bleak

1

[ bleek ]

adjective

bleaker, bleakest.
  1. bare, desolate, and often windswept:

    a bleak plain.

  2. cold and piercing; raw:

    a bleak wind.

  3. without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary:

    a bleak future.



bleak

2

[ bleek ]

noun

  1. a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.

bleak

1

/ 产濒颈藧办 /

adjective

  1. exposed and barren; desolate
  2. cold and raw
  3. offering little hope or excitement; dismal

    a bleak future

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bleak

2

/ 产濒颈藧办 /

noun

  1. any slender silvery European cyprinid fish of the genus Alburnus , esp A. lucidus , occurring in slow-flowing rivers
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞产濒别补办濒测, adverb
  • 藞产濒别补办苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产濒别补办顎僫蝉丑 adjective
  • 产濒别补办顎僱测 adverb
  • 产濒别补办顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bleak1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English bleke 鈥減ale,鈥 blend of variants bleche ( Old English 产濒牵肠 ) and blake ( Old English 产濒腻肠 ); both cognate with Old Norse bleikr, German bleich; akin to bleach

Origin of bleak2

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English bleke, noun use of bleke 鈥减补濒别鈥; bleak 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bleak1

Old English 产濒腻肠 bright, pale; related to Old Norse bleikr white, Old High German bleih pale

Origin of bleak2

C15: probably from Old Norse bleikja white colour; related to Old High German bleiche bleach
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Synonym Study

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Foreign policy and national security are both bleak and dismal nightmares.

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Today, the mood around angry young guys seems pretty bleak.

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