DREARINESS

boringness, dreariness, insipidness, insipidity

(noun) extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dreariness (countable and uncountable, plural drearinesses)

The characteristic of being dreary.

Source: Wiktionary


Drear"i*ness, n.

1. Sorrow; wretchedness. [Obs.]

2. Dismalness; gloomy solitude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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