bleak
$ \mathrm{bleak}^1 |blēk|
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/icons/point.icon DISMAL, DREARY, BLEAK, GLOOMY, CHEERLESS, DESOLATE mean devoid of cheer or comfort. DISMAL indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. e.g. dismal weather
DREARY, often interchangeable with dismal, emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. e.g. a dreary job
e.g. the bleak years of the depression
GLOOMY often suggests lack of hope or promise. e.g. gloomy war news
CHEERLESS stresses absence of anything cheering. e.g. a drab and cheerless office
DESOLATE adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. e.g. a desolate outpost
adjective
〈場所・風景が〉荒涼とした
e.g. a bleak and barren moor.
e.g. he looked around the bleak little room in despair.
〈天気などが〉寒々とした
e.g. a bleak midwinter's day.
〈状況が〉喜べない, よくなる見込みのない
e.g. he paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
〈人・表情が〉冷たい, よそよそしい.
e.g. his bleak, near vacant eyes grew remote.
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$ \mathrm{bleak}^2 |blēk|
noun
e.g. several species, in particular A. alburnus.
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