"bleak" meaning in English

See bleak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bliːk/ Audio: en-us-bleak.ogg [US] Forms: bleak [positive], bleaker [comparative], bleakest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|2=bleaker|3=bleakest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive.
    Sense id: simple-bleak-en-adj-ZyQqoO4b
  2. If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future:.
    Sense id: simple-bleak-en-adj-D6m4Oeic

Noun

IPA: /bliːk/ Audio: en-us-bleak.ogg [US] Forms: bleak [singular], bleaks or bleak [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=bleaks|3=bleak}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Bleaks are a small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.
    Sense id: simple-bleak-en-noun-bTToYIJC
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