Словарь синонимов английского языка - bleak

(adj) 1. cheerless, dreary, depressing, dismal, gloomy, sombre, melancholy, sad, unhappy, mournful: 1940 was one of the bleakest periods in British history. 2. cold, chilly, raw, bitter: The days were getting shorter, and the bleak winter was setting in. 3. barren, bare, exposed, windswept, desolade: How depressing the bleak landscape of the Russian steppes can be in winter!