bleek

Meaning

Adj

1. pale
2. bleak

Noun

1. (feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) bleach (chemical used for bleaching)
2. (feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) the act of bleaching
3. (feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) bleachfield

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of bleken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of bleken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of bleken:

Verb

singular past indicative of blijken

blijken

• Verb
• Noun

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bleken

to bleach

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Concepts

pale

pallid

wan

sallow

fair

wanly

bleach

bleak

sickly

washy

achromatic

white

barren

colorless

drab

dreary

faded

ghastly

lurid

Opposite of

donker, felgekleurd

Synonyms

vaal

flets

kleurloos

pips

lusteloos

mat

onvruchtbaar

wit

desolaat

blekerij

frontje

blank

tanig

bleekwater

guur

Javel

Translations

pâle

pálido

fahl

pálido

blass

bleich

pàl·lid

pallido

Bleiche

hell

blaß

hellhäutig

terne

blafard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bleːk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: blêec

Inherited from Old Dutch: *blēk

In summary

From Middle Dutch blêec, from Old Dutch *blēk, from Proto-West Germanic *blaik, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Sentences

Het beest bleek een beer te zijn .

The beast turned out to be a bear.

Het bleek een zeer gevoelige kwestie te zijn en er is geen vooruitgang geboekt .

It proved to be a very sensitive issue and no progress was made.