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Summary

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bleakness:
- verschraling; somberheid; kleurloosheid; grauwheid
bleak:
- kil; guur; sfeerloos; zonder sfeer
Wiktionary:
- bleak → bliek, alver
- bleak → vreugdeloos, desolaat, guur, kleurloos, bleek, akelig
- bleak → alver, koud, kil, naargeestig, somber, troosteloos, bedroevend, droevig, triest, moeilijk, moeitevol, moeizaam, zuur, zwaar, droef, smartelijk, treurig, deerlijk, pijnlijk, zeer

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Detailed Translations for bleakness from English to Dutch

bleakness:

bleakness [the ~] noun

the bleakness (attenuation)
de verschraling
- verschraling [de ~ (v)] noun
the bleakness (dullness; blandness; drabness)
de somberheid; de kleurloosheid; de grauwheid
- somberheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- kleurloosheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- grauwheid [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for bleakness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
grauwheid	blandness; bleakness; drabness; dullness	achromaticity; achromatism; dullness; greyness; monotony
kleurloosheid	blandness; bleakness; drabness; dullness	achromaticity; achromatism; dullness; greyness; monotony
somberheid	blandness; bleakness; drabness; dullness	achromaticity; achromatism; dejectedness; dejection; depression; depression of spirits; despondency; dullness; gloom; greyness; melancholy; monotony; somberness; sombreness
verschraling	attenuation; bleakness
-	bareness; desolation; nakedness

Related Words for "bleakness":

bleak

Synonyms for "bleakness":

desolation; bareness; nakedness; gloom; gloominess; glumness

Related Definitions for "bleakness":

a bleak and desolate atmosphere¹

bleak:

bleak adj

bleak (chilly; cold; chilli)
kil; guur
- kil adj
- guur adj
bleak (cheerless; without character)
sfeerloos; zonder sfeer
- sfeerloos adj
- zonder sfeer adj

Translation Matrix for bleak:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
guur	bleak; chilli; chilly; cold
kil	bleak; chilli; chilly; cold	chilli; chilly; clammy; cold; cold and damp; coolly; somewhat cold
sfeerloos	bleak; cheerless; without character
-	bare; barren; black; cutting; desolate; dim; raw; stark
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	chill; raw; raw and chilly
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
zonder sfeer	bleak; cheerless; without character

Related Words for "bleak":

bleakness, bleaker, bleakest, bleakly

Synonyms for "bleak":

black; dim; hopeless
bare; barren; desolate; stark; inhospitable
cutting; raw; cold

Related Definitions for "bleak":

offering little or no hope¹
- prospects were bleak¹
- Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult¹
providing no shelter or sustenance¹
- the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes¹
unpleasantly cold and damp¹
- bleak winds of the North Atlantic¹

Wiktionary Translations for bleak:

bleak

noun

small European river fish
- bleak → bliek

adjective

cheerless
- bleak → vreugdeloos
desolate and exposed
- bleak → desolaat; guur
without color
- bleak → kleurloos; bleek

bleak

adjective

onaangenaam
- akelig → bleak; dismal; dreary; ghastly; grisly; horrible; nasty

noun

vissen|nld tot de karperachtigen behorende vis
- alver → bleak

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bleak	→ alver	↔ Ukelei — kleiner Fisch (Alburnus alburnus) aus der Familie der Karpfenfische (Cyprinidae)
• bleak	→ koud; kil	↔ froid — météo\|fr Qui nous donner la sensation d’une température notablement inférieure à la nôtre.
• bleak	→ naargeestig; somber; troosteloos	↔ morne — Traductions à trier…
• bleak	→ bedroevend; droevig; triest; moeilijk; moeitevol; moeizaam; zuur; zwaar; droef; smartelijk; treurig; deerlijk; pijnlijk; zeer	↔ pénible — Qui se fait avec peine, qui donne de la peine, de la fatigue.

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