/ Dictionary / Index B bleak: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bleak Pronunciation: (blēk), [key] — -er, -est. bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain. cold and piercing; raw: a bleak wind. without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary: a bleak future. bleak Pronunciation: (blēk), [key] — n. a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bleak (Thesaurus) bleaching powder Bleak House* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language