bleakness
/ˈbliknəs/
noun
- A state of being cold, empty, and without any pleasant or comforting features.
- The bleakness of the Arctic tundra made the explorers feel very isolated.
- The abandoned factory had a sense of bleakness that discouraged any new investment.
- She couldn't stand the bleakness of the hospital room, with its gray walls and bare floor.
- A feeling of hopelessness or lack of hope for the future.
- Her diary entries were filled with the bleakness of a teenager who felt misunderstood.
- After losing his job, a deep bleakness settled over him.
- The novel captures the bleakness of life during the Great Depression.
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