Meaning Of The Word Bleak

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bleak
adjective: If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.

bleak in American English 1
exposed to wind and cold; unsheltered; treeless; bare
adjective: bare, desolate, and often windswept

bleak in American English 2
any of a genus (Alburnus) of small, slender European carp with silvery scales, an extract of which is used in making artificial pearls
noun: a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls

bleak in British English 1
adjective: exposed and barren; desolate

bleak in British English 2
noun: any slender silvery European cyprinid fish of the genus Alburnus, esp A. lucidus, occurring in slow-flowing rivers

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