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dreariness

dreariness noun: the characteristic of being dreary.

Noun

dreariness (countable and uncountable, plural drearinesses)

  1. The characteristic of being dreary.
    • What tho’ the moon—the white moon
      Shed all the splendour of her noon,
      Her smile is chilly—and her beam,
      In that time of dreariness, will seem
      (So like you gather in your breath)
      A portrait taken after death.1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems

dreariness meaning in Urdu

dreariness in Urdu

تاریکی, وحشت

Synonyms of dreariness

Forms of dreariness

pluraldrearinesses

Origin of dreariness

From Middle English drerinesse, drerynesse, from Old English drēoriġnys (“dreariness, sadness”), equivalent to dreary + -ness.

Questions about dreariness

What does dreariness mean?
Dreariness means the characteristic of being dreary.
What is dreariness in Urdu?
Dreariness in Urdu is تاریکی, وحشت. See Dreariness meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is dreariness?
Dreariness is a noun.
What is the plural of dreariness?
The plural of dreariness is drearinesses.

Words near dreariness in the dictionary

  1. drearihead
  2. drearihood
  3. drearily
  4. dreariment
  5. dreariments
  6. dreariness
  7. drearinesses
  8. drearisome
  9. drearness
  10. drears
  11. drearsome

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