Bleakness

Quick meaning: Bleakness is a noun meaning The characteristic of being bleak.

Meaning

The characteristic of being bleak.

Example Sentences

And there are few better ways to enjoy the rugged bleakness of the fells than from a nice warm train, especially when the weather's constantly changing as the day slips away.

Snowsheds and snow fences protect the line on either side of Semskfjell, but the country soon begins to lose some of its bleakness, and the tree line is regained at Lønsdal (1,680 ft. above sea-level), where the line is high on a hillside, commanding widespread views of the mountains.

Word Forms

• bleaknesses

Synonyms for bleakness

Depending on context, synonyms include dreich, desolation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include desolation, dreariness, grimness, dismalness, bleariness, blackness.

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