Definition
The quality or state of being bleak; barrenness, desolation, coldness, or lack of hope or warmth.
Etymology
From 'bleak' (Old Norse 'bleikr') + '-ness' (Old English 'næss' meaning state or condition). This suffix allows abstract qualities to be named as countable concepts.
Kelly Says
The '-ness' suffix is how English turns feelings into things—'bleakness' doesn't exist anywhere except in our minds, but naming it makes it real enough to write books about!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስቸኳይነት
as-che-kwan-yet
BNবাংলা
অনুপস্থিতি
a-nu-pos-thi-ti
CACatalà
desolació
deh-so-la-thee-oh
CSČeština
prázdnota
prazd-no-tah
DADansk
fortvivlelse
fort-vee-vle-lse
ELΕλληνικά
απογοήτευση
a-po-go-ee-tay-see
ESEspañol
amargura
ah-mar-goo-rah
FRFrançais
amertume
ah-mehr-tyoom
HIहिन्दी
निराशा
ni-ra-sha
HUMagyar
elkeseredtség
el-keh-se-red-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesunyian
keh-soo-nee-an
ITItaliano
desolazione
deh-so-la-tsio-neh
KO한국어
황량함
hwang-ryang-ham
MSBahasa Melayu
kehampaan
keh-ham-paan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြောက်
chaw-kye-m-yaw-k
NLNederlands
blekerheid
blek-er-hayt
PTPortuguês
amargura
ah-mar-goo-rah
RORomână
deznădejdea
deh-z-nay-dej-deh-ah
RUРусский
уныние
oo-nee-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
mörker
moor-ker
SWKiswahili
upweke
oo-pweh-keh
THไทย
ความเหงา
kwam-hng-ah
TLTL
kalungkutan
ka-lung-ku-tan
TRTürkçe
karanlıklık
kar-an-lik
UKУкраїнська
похмурість
pok-moo-reesht
VITiếng Việt
sự u ám
su u am
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la