Bleak (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape".
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Meaning 2
Unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic".
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Meaning 3
Offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things".
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Examples
- The weather forecast predicted a bleak and rainy week ahead, dampening the family's vacation plans.
- Her future seemed bleak after dropping out of college without any clear direction.
- The charity organization worked to alleviate the bleak conditions of the impoverished village.
- Life on the desolate and remote farm had been bleak and isolated for generations of his family.
- Despite his talents, the artist faced a bleak career prospect with the increasing rise of automation.