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Definition of Dismalness
1. n. The quality of being dismal; gloominess.
Definition of Dismalness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being dismal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dismalness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dismalness
Literary usage of Dismalness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including by Isabella Lucy Bird (1888)
"... -A Noisy Matsuri-1^ Jolting Journey- The Mountain Villages- Winter dismalness—
An Out-of-the- world Hamlet -Crowded Dwellings- Riding a Cow-" Drunk and ..."
2. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"It was a chill and lowering morning, and a light snow which had fallen during
the night whitened the great empty space and added to the general dismalness ..."
3. The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, John Albert Macy, Annie Sullivan (1905)
"For a whole week it has been "cold and dark and dreary" in Tuscumbia, and I must
confess the continuous rain and dismalness of the weather fills me with ..."
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