bleakness

🇺🇸 /ˈbliːknəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbliːknəs/
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noun
R

A situation or place that is very sad or not hopeful.

Despite the bleakness of the situation, they managed to find a glimmer of hope.

R

A place that is very cold and not comfortable.

The bleakness of the winter made everyone want to stay indoors.

R

A place that is not attractive or interesting and has nothing nice about it.

The bleakness of the abandoned town was sad to see.

translation

n. A situation or place that is very sad or not hopeful.; A place that is very cold and not comfortable.; A place that is not attractive or interesting and has nothing nice about it.

Word Forms

Plural bleaknesses