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bleakness

  • a word derived from bleak.
    bleak
    adjective
    bare, desolate, and often windswept.

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“Obsession” desperately wants to be a modern film, but can’t do anything more bold than gesturing to the bleakness and incessant discourse this reality is mired in.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

Against the bleakness, a University of Maryland economist and business professor stepped forward to offer hope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

The complex, even doom-stricken bleakness of her point of view really resonated with me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

"I see absolutely nothing to be gained for women's tennis - I see only bleakness," she told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

She ran to the window and nearly ripped the curtains from their hangings as she opened them to the gray mountains and bleakness of Endovier.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas