dreariness
1Dreariness — Drear i*ness, n. 1. Sorrow; wretchedness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Dismalness; gloomy solitude. [1913 Webster] …
2dreariness — O.E. dreorinysse; see DREARY (Cf. dreary) + NESS (Cf. ness) …
3dreariness — dreary ► ADJECTIVE (drearier, dreariest) ▪ dull, bleak, and depressing. DERIVATIVES drearily adverb dreariness noun. ORIGIN Old English, «gory, cruel, melancholy» …
4dreariness — noun see dreary …
5dreariness — See drearily. * * * …
6dreariness — noun The characteristic of being dreary …
7dreariness — (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,… …
8dreariness — drear·i·ness || drɪərɪnɪs n. sadness, depressiveness; gloominess, drabness; tediousness …
9dreariness — drear·i·ness …
10dreariness — noun extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest • Syn: ↑boringness, ↑insipidness, ↑insipidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑insipid (for: ↑insipidness), ↑dreary, ↑ …
