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When I think of Hungarian films, I think of despair and bleakness, and what's more, despair and bleakness of indefensible duration.
Tibor Fischer

Meaning of "bleakness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLEAKNESS

bleakness  [ˈbliːknɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLEAKNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bleakness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLEAKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bleakness in the English dictionary

The first definition of bleakness in the dictionary is barrenness; lack of ornament. Other definition of bleakness is coldness and rawness. Bleakness is also lack of hope or indication of improving.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLEAKNESS


biuniqueness
ˌbaɪjuːˈniːknɪs
blackness
ˈblæknɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Greekness
ˈɡriːknɪs
homesickness
ˈhəʊmsɪknɪs
likeness
ˈlaɪknɪs
meekness
ˈmiːknɪs
obliqueness
əˈbliːknɪs
pinkness
ˈpɪŋknɪs
quickness
ˈkwɪknɪs
seasickness
ˈsiːsɪknɪs
semi-darkness
ˌsemɪˈdɑːknɪs
sickness
ˈsɪknɪs
slackness
ˈslæknɪs
sleekness
ˈsliːknɪs
slickness
ˈslɪknɪs
starkness
ˈstɑːknɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
uniqueness
juːˈniːknɪs
weakness
ˈwiːknɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLEAKNESS

bleach
bleachable
bleached
bleacher
bleacherite
bleachers
bleachery
bleaching powder
bleak
bleakish
bleakly
blear
blear-eyed
bleared
blearier
bleariest
blearily
bleariness
bleary
bleary-eyed

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLEAKNESS

African sleeping sickness
airsickness
altitude sickness
anti-motion-sickness
blankness
briskness
business
dankness
decompression sickness
frankness
heartsickness
lovesickness
morning sickness
motion sickness
mountain sickness
pitch darkness
Prince of Darkness
radiation sickness
serum sickness
sleeping sickness
travel-sickness

Synonyms and antonyms of bleakness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bleakness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLEAKNESS

Find out the translation of bleakness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bleakness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bleakness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荒凉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desolación
570 millions of speakers

English

bleakness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुलेपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كآبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мрачность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bleakness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগ্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tristesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegelapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trostlosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わびしさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잉어과의 물고기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambegan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trời ảm đạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருளுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदासपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

umutsuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squallore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ponurość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похмурість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bleakness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kilheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bleakness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bleakness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bleakness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEAKNESS»

The term «bleakness» is regularly used and occupies the 66.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEAKNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bleakness

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3 QUOTES WITH «BLEAKNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bleakness.
1
J. M. Coetzee
Everyone seems to see bleakness and despair in my books. I don't read them that way. I see myself as writing comic books, books about ordinary people trying to live ordinary, dull, happy lives while the world is falling to pieces around them.
2
Tibor Fischer
When I think of Hungarian films, I think of despair and bleakness, and what's more, despair and bleakness of indefensible duration.
3
Nick Hornby
Everything's complicated, even those things that seem flat in their bleakness or sadness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLEAKNESS»

Discover the use of bleakness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bleakness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Effects of Genre-specific Planning and Topoi Instruction ...
Explanation: The ubiquitous patterns in this adapted selection from “Open Boat” by Stephen Crane support the bleakness and cruelty of nature (in this case, the ocean) that is so much a part of American Naturalism. The patterns in this ...
William Edison Lewis, 2008
2
Arriving in Magic: Poems by Adrian G R Scott
The. Edge. of. Bleakness. There is an edge of bleakness— a sinking in the pit of the gut, that makes the future feel unsteady, on your shoulder a perching unease. The pressing question being what to do with that edge, how to engage in one of ...
Adrian G R Scott, 2013
3
Does A Footstep Linger?
Does winter bleakness Chill me melancholy, Or is your silence cause Where mind overwhelms Heart embrace certain? Fading light can't represent Love exchanged denied, Laughter expressed as one, Purpose service tender. Ah, who's to ...
Terrence Douglas, 2011
4
With Everything We Have Got:
Considering the bleakness and the hoarse animal roar, you would think it a desert where a sick, old lion crawls around a rock, looking for a place to lie down and die. In truth, it was a vacant city where a madman, on all fours, was crawling  ...
Richard J. Fein, 2009
5
Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian ...
1. Beyond. Bleakness. The Brighter Side of Indian Boarding Schools, 1870–1940 David Wallace Adams David Wallace Adams is a distinguished professor of education at Cleveland State University, where he teaches the history of American ...
Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, Lorene Sisquoc, 2006
6
CAN EUROPE WORK (cl)
Nationalism and the sense of community it projects was and is a way of overcoming what Louis Hartz has called the bleakness of everyday existence: " There is a feudal bleakness about man which sees him fit only for external domination, and ...
Hanson/spo
7
Cut Loose Your Stammering Tongue: Black Theology in the ...
Sometimes this seemingly hopeless existence moves from the bleakness of the singers' lives to the bleakness of the death encountered by Jesus. Life will bring bleakness, and one can be challenged to anticipate how the bleakness will be ...
Dwight N. Hopkins, George C. L. Cummings, 2003
8
A Longing Like Despair: Arnold's Poetry of Pessimism
The present study differs from these more positive accounts of Arnold's poetry in that its leading idea, its interpreter's key, is derived from the bleakness — or, more precisely, from the philosophy and psychology that underlie that bleakness.
Alan Grob, 2002
9
Toil Under the Sun
Myriad shades ofgrayblending in moisturesoftened edges streaked somber skies to the east to reinforce his perception of bleakness. Yet to the distant west, constantly moving slashes of light flashed radiance and warmth through acopse ...
Richard P. Ritter, 2006
10
The Road to Redemption: The Jews of the Yemen, 1900-1950
Michael Cook has argued that Islam's conception of the relationship between God and man is characterised by a pronounced bleakness. This bleakness he writes 'is the authentic, unadulterated bleakness of the universe itself'.133 The same ...
Tudor Parfitt, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLEAKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bleakness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eistnaflug: The Grapevine Picks
... a mesmerized audience rapt in tonal chords of beauty so searing in their bleakness as to draw a lonesome tear from this writer's jaded eye. «Reykjavík Grapevine, Jul 15»
2
Atria Darien Displays Artwork By Gigi Barrett
Barrett was born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and said she is moved by the bleakness of New York City of the 1970's with its haunting ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
3
Hugh MacDonald meets Henry Blofeld
This fleeting bleakness is followed by a segue into anecdotes about a Kalgoorlie brothel, his brief career as Lord Henry Fitzcounterwipe, and ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
4
Composer Terence Blanchard transformed anger, hurt and despair …
The streets themselves have not been repaired, forcing him to steer cautiously and take in the bleakness in slow motion. “My mom's block looks ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
5
20 Years Ago: Foo Fighters Release Their Self-Titled Debut
... in rock history, it brought us this new band – one with a sort of inherent optimism that proved useful in the wake of all the bleakness of grunge. «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»
6
The Division Gets A Bleak Narrative Trailer About The Dark Zones
The Division has really leaned into the bleakness of its concept in a big way. Every trailer released solely focuses on pain, death, violence and ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
7
Obama's amazing grace (Donald Kaul column)
And despite the bleakness of that history, Obama found redemption in Pinckney's life. He talked about the reverend's gift of grace and how ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Civil-military imbalance
The people remember past dictatorship years as a blur of bleakness. None delivered the promised economic miracle. They were unable to ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
9
Kathrada keeps Robben Island story alive
The photographs give a sense of the bleakness of the island and how, now a World Heritage Site, it has been transformed into a monument ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
10
The Great Explosion by Brian Dillon review – exploring a Kentish …
Dillon certainly captures the impressive bleakness of the territory, but his main interest lies in the discovery that these natural wastes are also ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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