The difference between Blay and Bleak

When used as nouns, blay means the bleak (fish), whereas bleak means a small european river fish (alburnus alburnus), of the family cyprinidae.


Bleak is also adjective with the meaning: without color.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blay and Bleak

  1. Blay as a noun:

    The bleak (fish).

  1. Bleak as an adjective:

    Without color; pale; pallid.

  2. Bleak as an adjective:

    Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

    Examples:

    "A bleak and bare rock."

    "They escaped across the bleak landscape."

    "A bleak, crater-pocked moonscape."

    "We hiked across open meadows and climbed bleak mountains."

  3. Bleak as an adjective:

    Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

    Examples:

    "Downtown Albany felt bleak that February after the divorce."

    "A bleak future is in store for you."

    "The news is bleak."

    "The survey paints a bleak picture."

  1. Bleak as a noun:

    A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.

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