- Dreariness
- Dreariness Drear"i*ness, n.
1. Sorrow; wretchedness. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. Dismalness; gloomy solitude. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Dreariness
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dreariness — O.E. dreorinysse; see DREARY (Cf. dreary) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
dreariness — dreary ► ADJECTIVE (drearier, dreariest) ▪ dull, bleak, and depressing. DERIVATIVES drearily adverb dreariness noun. ORIGIN Old English, «gory, cruel, melancholy» … English terms dictionary
dreariness — noun see dreary … New Collegiate Dictionary
dreariness — See drearily. * * * … Universalium
dreariness — noun The characteristic of being dreary … Wiktionary
dreariness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of excitement, liveliness, or interest: asepticism, blandness, colorlessness, drabness, dryness, dullness, flatness, flavorlessness, insipidity, insipidness, jejuneness, lifelessness, ster lleness, sterility,… … English dictionary for students
dreariness — drear·i·ness || drɪərɪnɪs n. sadness, depressiveness; gloominess, drabness; tediousness … English contemporary dictionary
dreariness — drear·i·ness … English syllables
dreariness — noun extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest • Syn: ↑boringness, ↑insipidness, ↑insipidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑insipid (for: ↑insipidness), ↑dreary, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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