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Bleakness

noun/kˈæmwʊd/
Definition
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæmwʊd/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɪsəlləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɪsəlləs/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmwʊd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna bleak and desolate atmosphere
“the nakedness of the landscape”
Word Forms
bleakadjectiveproviding no shelter or sustenance
desolateverbcause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Trostlosigkeit
eine düstere und trostlose Atmosphäre
🇫🇷French
tristesse
une atmosphère sombre et désolée
🇪🇸Spanish
desolación
una atmósfera sombría y desolada
🇮🇹Italian
desolazione
un'atmosfera cupa e desolata
🇳🇱Dutch
somberheid
een sombere en desolate sfeer
🇵🇹Portuguese
desolação
uma atmosfera sombria e desolada
🇷🇺Russian
мрачность
мрачная и пустынная атмосфера
India
🇮🇳Hindi
खुलेपन
एक उदास और उजाड़ माहौल
🇧🇩Bengali
অন্ধকার
একটি অন্ধকার এবং জনশূন্য পরিবেশ
🇮🇳Tamil
இருள்
ஒரு இருண்ட மற்றும் பாழடைந்த சூழல்
🇮🇳Telugu
అంధకారము
ఒక చీకటి మరియు నిర్జన వాతావరణం
🇮🇳Marathi
अस्पष्टता
उदास आणि निर्जन वातावरण
🇮🇳Gujarati
અંધકાર
અંધકારમય અને નિર્જન વાતાવરણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಳೆಗುಂದುವಿಕೆ
ಮಸುಕಾದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ಜನ ವಾತಾವರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മന്ദത
ഇരുണ്ടതും വിജനവുമായ അന്തരീക്ഷം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੁੰਦਲਾਪਨ
ਇੱਕ ਹਨੇਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਉਜਾੜ ਮਾਹੌਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
اندھیرا
ایک تاریک اور ویران ماحول
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
凄凉
萧瑟荒凉的气氛
🇯🇵Japanese
暗い
暗く荒涼とした雰囲気
🇰🇷Korean
암울함
황량하고 황량한 분위기
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ảm đạm
một bầu không khí ảm đạm và hoang vắng
🇹🇭Thai
ความเยือกเย็น
บรรยากาศอันเยือกเย็นและรกร้าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
rasa suram
suasana yang suram dan sunyi
🇵🇭Filipino
kadiliman
isang madilim at mapanglaw na kapaligiran
🇲🇾Malay
kesuraman
suasana suram dan sunyi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كآبة
جو قاتم ومقفر
🇮🇷Persian
تیرگی
فضایی تاریک و متروک
🇹🇷Turkish
umutsuzluk
kasvetli ve ıssız bir atmosfer
🇮🇱Hebrew
עַגמוּמִיוּת
אווירה עגומה ושוממה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bleakness'?
The primary meaning of 'bleakness' is 'a bleak and desolate atmosphere'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bleakness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bleakness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bleakness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bleakness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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