2006-09-26 00:42:19 · 8 answers · asked by pilot 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It means, Drab, dreary, lonely, uninviting, isolated, and unwelcoming....to name a few.
2006-09-26 00:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by DrMikeonCall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The adjective bleak has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: offering little or no hope
Synonyms: black, dim
Meaning #2: providing no shelter or sustenance
Synonyms: bare, barren, desolate, stark
Meaning #3: unpleasantly cold and damp
Synonyms: cutting, raw
2006-09-26 07:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bleak1 /blik/
–adjective, -er, -est. 1. bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
2. cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind.
3. without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary: a bleak future.
—Related forms
bleakish, adjective
bleakly, adverb
bleakness, noun
2006-09-26 07:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When someone says bleak i usually think of a grey, gloomy atmosphere. It could mean hopeless or depressing.
2006-09-26 07:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by PinkyPiggy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i think of the word bleak
i kind of see it as hopeless, not much point.. nothing to save..
the situation was bleak!
2006-09-26 07:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bleak means having very little chance of succeeding...
2006-09-26 07:46:27 · answer #6 · answered by BignTall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the state of mind where answering Yahoo questions is kind of fun!
2006-09-26 07:44:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
desolate and windswept; piercing; dreary; cold and unpleasant empty.
2006-09-26 07:48:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋