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单词	bleakness
释义	bleak adjective ˈblēk  bleaker; bleakest 1 : exposed and barren and often windswept a bleak landscape bleak soils 2 : cold, raw a bleak November evening 3 a : lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim a bleak prison documentary b : not hopeful or encouraging : depressing a bleak prognosis a bleak outlook the future looks bleak c : severely simple or austere a bleak hotel room bleakly adverb bleakness noun Synonyms black cheerless chill Cimmerian cloudy cold comfortless dark darkening depressing depressive desolate dire disconsolate dismal drear dreary dreich [chiefly Scottish] elegiac elegiacal forlorn funereal gloomy glum godforsaken gray grey lonely lonesome lugubrious miserable morbid morose murky plutonian saturnine sepulchral solemn somber sombre sullen sunless tenebrific tenebrous wretched See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season it was a dark and bleak wintry day Recent Examples on the Web Not all the trends are bleak, according to Paul Hughes, chief agricultural economist at S&P Global. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The federal survey results for Bristol Bay king crab are bleak and crabbers have been warned that — for a second consecutive year — there may not be a fall harvest, according to Jamie Goen, executive director of the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers. Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 For a time, the news was bleak as Osborne and staff tried to keep tabs on McKinzie and keep up his spirits. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 Dolch said national figures are bleak, even with a favorable interest rate of just below 4%. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 And its endgame is bleak in a way that seemed like a satisfyingly tidy reversal of the suburban clichés in which the show trafficked previously. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 Its broad product range—including plastics, fuels, lubricants, paints, battery materials, catalysts and nutrition products—also makes BASF an economic bellwether at a time when the outlook is bleak, particularly in its core European market. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Though the results of that project were bleak, Michael remains intrigued by his work, while Kate is clearly motivated by the money. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 And his predictions for the long-term fate of the Trumpified G.O.P. are bleak. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English blāc First Known Use 1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition bleak adjective ˈblēk  bleaker; bleakest 1 : open to wind or weather a bleak coast 2 : being cold and raw or cheerless a bleak wind a bleak landscape 3 : not hopeful or encouraging The future looks bleak. bleakness noun as in chill an uncomfortable degree of coolness the morning bleakness prompted me to get a fire going Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance chill bitterness chilliness coldness rawness cold sharpness crispness bite briskness iciness frigidity nippiness nip frigidness frostiness freeze wintriness gelidity snap Antonyms & Near Antonyms warmth warmness sultriness balminess heat hotness
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