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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.
BLEAK definition: 1. If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive: 2. Bleak weather is cold and…. Learn more.
Bleak definition: bare, desolate, and often windswept. See examples of BLEAK used in a sentence.
1. adjective. If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak. Many predicted a bleak future. Synonyms: dismal, black, dark, depressing More Synonyms of bleak. bleakness uncountable noun. The continued bleakness of the American job market was blamed. [ + of] 2. adjective.
Something that is bleak is gloomy and depressing. If it's raining and dark, you might describe the night as bleak. If you have looked for work and no one will hire you, you could describe your prospects as bleak.
Definition of bleak adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BLEAK meaning: 1. If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive: 2. Bleak weather is cold and…. Learn more.
Exposed to wind and cold; unsheltered; treeless; bare. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not promising or hopeful. A bleak future. Webster's New World. More Adjective Definitions (2) Synonyms: grim. austere. stark. hard. dour. harsh.
bleak 1 /blik/ USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. bare, cold, and uninviting: the bleak winter landscape. without hope or encouragement; dreary: looking at a bleak future. bleak•ly, adv.: stared bleakly out the window. bleak•ness, n. [uncountable] the bleakness of a long, cold winter.
1. a. Gloomy and somber: "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" (John Millington Synge). b. Providing no encouragement; depressing: a bleak prospect. 2. Cold and cutting; raw: bleak winds of the North Atlantic. 3. Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren: the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.
