Antonyms for dreariness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dreer-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrɪər i |
Definition of dreariness
Origin :- Old English dreorinysse; see dreary + -ness.
- noun gloominess
- So, she went through the inferno of days and nights in a dreariness of suffering that was deadly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Do you suppose I do not understand the dreariness it has been for you?
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- She takes a fancy to the dreariness, and always carries the key with her.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- The weather was much the same; but its dreariness had vanished.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Now the bigness only emphasized the dreariness and desolation.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The gloom and dreariness suited well the "habit of his soul."
- Extract from : « St. Patrick's Eve » by Charles James Lever
- Nathalie's departure, however, seemed to break the spell of his dreariness.
- Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
- But he was not so, and as he rode he thought the morning scene of a twilight dreariness.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- So the afternoon slipped away without the dreariness of the morning.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo
- The dreariness and uncertainty of our situation can hardly be imagined.
- Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
Synonyms for dreariness
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