The difference between Bleak and Disconsolate
When used as nouns, bleak means a small european river fish (alburnus alburnus), of the family cyprinidae, whereas disconsolate means disconsolateness.
When used as adjectives, bleak means without color, whereas disconsolate means cheerless, dreary.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bleak and Disconsolate
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Bleak as an adjective:
Without color; pale; pallid.
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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."
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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."
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Bleak as a noun:
A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.
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Disconsolate as an adjective:
Cheerless, dreary.
Examples:
"I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day."
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Disconsolate as an adjective:
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
Examples:
"For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate."
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Disconsolate as a noun (obsolete):
Disconsolateness.
Examples:
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