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- [bleek]
- /blik/
- /bliːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleek]
- /blik/
Definitions of bleakest word
- adjective bleakest bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain. 1
- adjective bleakest cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind. 1
- adjective bleakest without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary: a bleak future. 1
- adjective bleakest superlative form of bleak: most bleak. 0
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Origin of bleakest
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bleke pale, blend of variants bleche (Old English blǣc) and blake (Old English blāc); both cognate with Old Norse bleikr, German bleich; akin to bleach
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Parts of speech for Bleakest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bleakest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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