Bleak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offering little or no hope; ; ; - J.M.Synge

providing no shelter or sustenance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmstɹɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪsətˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪsətˌiːn/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæmstɹɛɹi/.

Examples

the future looked black
prospects were bleak
Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bare barren black stark dim raw desolate cutting

Parts of Speech

adjective	offering little or no hope; ; ; - J.M.Synge “the future looked black”
adjective	providing no shelter or sustenance “bare rocky hills”
adjective	unpleasantly cold and damp “bleak winds of the North Atlantic”

Word Forms

bleakness	noun	a bleak and desolate atmosphere
bareness	noun	an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
barren	noun	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
barrenness	noun	the quality of yielding nothing of value
starkness	noun	an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
rawness	noun	a chilly dampness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kahl

bietet wenig oder keine Hoffnung; ; ; - J. M. Synge

🇫🇷French

sombre

offrant peu ou pas d'espoir; ; ; - JMSynge

🇪🇸Spanish

desolado

ofreciendo poca o ninguna esperanza; ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇮🇹Italian

spoglio

offrire poca o nessuna speranza; ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇳🇱Dutch

kil

weinig of geen hoop bieden; ; ; - JMSynge

🇵🇹Portuguese

sombrio

oferecendo pouca ou nenhuma esperança; ; ; -JMSynge

🇷🇺Russian

мрачный

предлагая мало надежды или вообще не предлагая ее; ; ; - Дж. М. Синдж

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेरंग

बहुत कम या कोई आशा नहीं देना; ; ; - जे.एम.सिंज

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্ধকার

সামান্য বা কোন আশা প্রস্তাব; ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇮🇳Tamil

இருண்ட

சிறிதளவு அல்லது நம்பிக்கையற்றது; ; ; - ஜே.எம்.சிங்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంధకారము

తక్కువ లేదా ఎటువంటి ఆశను అందించడం; ; ; - జె.ఎం.సింగే

🇮🇳Marathi

उदास

कमी किंवा कोणतीही आशा देऊ नका; ; ; - जे.एम.सिंगे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસ

ઓછી અથવા કોઈ આશા આપવી; ; ; - જે.એમ.સિંજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಕಾದ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ; ; - ಜೆ.ಎಂ.ಸಿಂಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങിയ

ചെറിയതോ പ്രതീക്ഷയോ നൽകാതെ; ; ; - ജെ.എം.സിംഗെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਉਮੀਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਣਾ; ; ; - ਜੇ.ਐਮ.ਸਿੰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

تاریک

بہت کم یا کوئی امید نہیں پیش کرنا؛ ; ; - J.M.Synge

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苍凉

几乎没有希望； ; ; ——J·M·辛格

🇯🇵Japanese

暗い

希望はほとんど、あるいはまったくありません。 ; ; - ジェイ・エム・シンジ

🇰🇷Korean

차가운

희망을 거의 또는 전혀 제공하지 않습니다. ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảm đạm

mang lại ít hoặc không có hy vọng; ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇹🇭Thai

เยือกเย็น

ให้ความหวังเพียงเล็กน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย ; ; - เจ.เอ็ม.ซินจ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

suram

menawarkan sedikit atau tidak ada harapan; ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇵🇭Filipino

madilim

nag-aalok ng kaunti o walang pag-asa; ; ; - J.M.Synge

🇲🇾Malay

suram

menawarkan sedikit atau tiada harapan; ; ; - J.M.Synge

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كئيب

تقديم أمل ضئيل أو معدوم ؛ ; ; - جي إم سينج

🇮🇷Persian

تاریک

ارائه امید کم یا بدون امید؛ ; ; - جی ام سینج

🇹🇷Turkish

kasvetli

çok az umut veriyor veya hiç umut vermiyor; ; ; -J.M.Synge

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָגוּם

להציע מעט או ללא תקווה; ; ; - J.M.Synge

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The primary meaning of 'bleak' is 'offering little or no hope; ; ; - J.M.Synge'.

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Using 'bleak' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bleak' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bleak' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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