(blēk) adjective
1. Exposed to wind and weather; bare; barren; dreary.
2. Cold, cutting, or penetrating. [<ON bleikja pale]
—bleak′ish adjective
—bleak′ly adverb
—bleak′ness noun Synonyms: blank, cheerless, chill, cold, cutting, desolate, dreary, exposed, piercing, stormy, unsheltered, waste, wild, windy. Antonyms: balmy, bright, cheerful, genial, homelike, mild, sheltered, sunny, warm.

(blēk) noun plural bleak or bleaks
A small European cyprinoid fish (genus Alburnus), whose scales are lined with a silvery pigment used in making artificial pearls. [<ON bleikja]