bleakness

bleakness
bleakness c.1600, from BLEAK (Cf. bleak) + -NESS (Cf. -ness).

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  • bleakness — bleak ► ADJECTIVE 1) bare and exposed to the elements. 2) charmless and inhospitable. 3) (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging. DERIVATIVES bleakly adverb bleakness noun. ORIGIN Old English or Old Norse, «white, shining» …   English terms dictionary

  • Bleakness — Bleak Bleak (bl[=e]k), a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS. bl[=a]c, bl[=ae]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek, Dan. bleg, OS. bl[=e]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all from the root of AS. bl[=i]can to shine; akin to OHG. bl[=i]chen… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bleakness — noun see bleak …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bleakness — See bleakly. * * * …   Universalium

  • bleakness — noun The characteristic of being bleak …   Wiktionary

  • bleakness — n. gloom, dreariness; desolation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bleakness — bleak·ness …   English syllables

  • bleakness — See: bleak …   English dictionary

  • bleakness — noun a bleak and desolate atmosphere the nakedness of the landscape • Syn: ↑desolation, ↑bareness, ↑nakedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑desolate (for: ↑desolation), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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