Bleakness and Darkness

Bleakness

Bleakness noun - An uncomfortable degree of coolness.

Darkness and bleakness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Darkness" instead a noun "Bleakness".

Nearby Words: bleak, bleakly

Darkness

Darkness noun - A time or place of little or no light.

Bleakness and darkness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bleakness" instead a noun "Darkness".

Nearby Words: dark, darken, darkly, darkish

Both words in one sentence

  • However, the sheer bleakness and darkness of Drakengard and NieR is what made them cult classics.
  • Katatonia - Swedish Gothic/Doom Metal band that pushes the bleakness and darkness of their genre to their limits.
    Source: Metal
  • Lovecraft Lite Interestingly, considering the general bleakness of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast, the semi-related novella Boy in Darkness is this.
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