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Definition of Dreariness
1. Noun. Extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest.
Generic synonyms: Dullness
Derivative terms: Boring, Dreary, Dreary, Insipid
Definition of Dreariness
1. n. Sorrow; wretchedness.
Definition of Dreariness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being dreary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dreariness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dreariness
Literary usage of Dreariness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Switzerland, and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and the Tyrol by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1885)
"Amid the pleasure and novelty of the scene, the traveller is too apt to forget
the dreariness of the eight or nine months of winter, when all the wayfarers ..."
2. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico by John Russell Bartlett (1854)
"... biscuit—Toyah Creek—Travellers' tokens—Rescue of lost mule—dreariness and
monotony of the Pecos— A horse's somerset—Delaware Creek—Snow-storm, sport, ..."
3. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1912)
"dreariness of Mission Life.—Neve's Cruel Assumption. WHILE Neve was busy scheming
to mortify the missionaries whom he should have encouraged and assisted, ..."
4. Ten Years in Washington: Or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital by Mary Clemmer (1882)
"... City in Christendom "—Egyptian dreariness—Incomplete and Desolate State of
Affairs—The End of an Expensive Canal—The Water of Tiber Creek—American ..."
5. Shahmah in Pursuit of Freedom; Or, The Branded Hand by Frances Harriet Green (1858)
"... on board—Proposal to send her back—Robert opposes—Eulogy of his Friend—They
go after the Canoe—dreariness of Scene—Sufferings of ..."
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