Lexic.us

Definition of Bleak

1. Adjective. Offering little or no hope. "Took a dim view of things"

2. Adjective. Providing no shelter or sustenance. "A stark landscape"

3. Adjective. Unpleasantly cold and damp. "Bleak winds of the North Atlantic"

Definition of Bleak

1. a. Without color; pale; pallid.

2. n. A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidæ; the blay.

Definition of Bleak

1. Adjective. Without color; pale; pallid. ¹

2. Adjective. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. ¹

3. Adjective. unhappy; miserable. ¹

4. Noun. A small European river fish (''Alburnus alburnus''), of the family Cyprinidae; the blay. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bleak

1. dreary [adj BLEAKER, BLEAKEST] / a freshwater fish [n -S] - See also: dreary

Medical Definition of Bleak

1. A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae; the blay. Alternative forms: blick. The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. Origin: From Bleak, cf. Blay. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bleak

bleachers bleachery bleaches bleaching bleaching agent bleaching agents bleaching clay bleaching earth bleaching powder bleaching powders

bleachings bleachlike bleachorexia bleacht bleah bleak (current term) bleaker bleakest bleakish bleakly

bleakness bleaknesses bleaks bleaky blear blear-eyed bleared blearedness blearer blearest

Other Resources: