English Explanatory Dictionary

drearihead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. sadness; dreariness

Word forms

drearihead

Etymology

From Middle English dreryhed; equivalent to dreary + -head (“hood”).

Synonyms

melancholia melancholy unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity misery mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight woe woefare wretchedness

Related words

drearihood
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