bleak — cold, empty, and lacking warmth or comfort; offering little or no hope
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: cold, empty, and lacking warmth or comfort; offering little or no hope
Pronunciation (IPA): /bliːk/
Korean meaning: 춥고 황량한, 절망적인
Korean pronunciation: **블**리크
Example Sentences
- Without coffee, Monday mornings look particularly bleak.
- The company's financial prospects appear increasingly bleak.
- His dating life was so bleak, even his phone's battery lasted longer than his relationships.
bleak
ADJECTIVE//bliːk//
cold, empty, and lacking warmth or comfort; offering little or no hope
A homeless man faces bleak conditions outside the closed shelter
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After a bleak week, still nothing to seek!
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Origin
From Old Norse 'bleikr' meaning pale or white, related to the concept of brightness and barrenness. The word entered Middle English through Scandinavian languages and evolved to describe both pale coloring and emotionally empty or desolate conditions.
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“Without coffee, Monday mornings look particularly bleak.”
“The company's financial prospects appear increasingly bleak.”
“His dating life was so bleak, even his phone's battery lasted longer than his relationships.”
“The bleak moor was shrouded in mist and silence.”
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