English Explanatory Dictionary

drear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Dreary.
noun
  1. Gloom; sadness.

Pronunciation

/dɹɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drear.wav /dɹɪɚ/ /dɹɪɹ/ /dɹiə/ /dɹiːɹ/ /dɹɛː/

Word forms

drear drearer drearest drears dreare

Etymology

Shortening of dreary.

Synonyms

bleak dreary cheerless comfortless dark morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful dolesome drear drearisome dreich forlorn gayless gray gloomsome gloomy grim joyless lack-laughter lugubrious melancholy mirthless miserable no joke saturnine solemn somber sombre spiritless sullen sunless uncheerful uncheery unhappy unmerry wintry woeful

Derived words

drearing drearness drearsome
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