Dreariness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛmɐnˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈiəɹinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈiəɹinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛmɐnˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insipidness boringness insipidity

Word Forms

boring	adjective	so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
dreary	adjective	lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
insipid	adjective	lacking interest or significance or impact

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trostlosigkeit

extreme Stumpfheit; es mangelt an Geist oder Interesse

🇫🇷French

tristesse

extrême matité; manque d'entrain ou d'intérêt

🇪🇸Spanish

monotonía

embotamiento extremo; falta de espíritu o interés

🇮🇹Italian

squallore

ottusità estrema; privo di spirito o interesse

🇳🇱Dutch

somberheid

extreme saaiheid; gebrek aan geestdrift of belangstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

tristeza

embotamento extremo; falta de espírito ou interesse

🇷🇺Russian

унылость

крайняя тупость; отсутствие духа или интереса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीरसता

अत्यधिक नीरसता; भावना या रुचि की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বপ্ন

চরম নিস্তেজতা; আত্মা বা আগ্রহের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தநிலை

தீவிர மந்தமான தன்மை; ஆவி அல்லது ஆர்வம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

నీరసం

విపరీతమైన నీరసం; ఆత్మ లేదా ఆసక్తి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

भयंकरपणा

अत्यंत मंदपणा; आत्मा किंवा स्वारस्य नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસીનતા

ભારે નીરસતા; ભાવના અથવા રસનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂದಹಾಸ

ವಿಪರೀತ ಮಂದತೆ; ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മടുപ്പ്

അങ്ങേയറ്റം മന്ദത; ആത്മാവോ താൽപ്പര്യമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸੁਸਤੀ; ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خوابی

انتہائی سستی؛ جذبہ یا دلچسپی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉闷

极度迟钝；缺乏精神或兴趣

🇯🇵Japanese

憂鬱

極度のくすみ。精神や興味が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

황량함

극도의 둔함; 정신이나 관심이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự buồn tẻ

cực kỳ buồn tẻ; thiếu tinh thần hoặc sự quan tâm

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่าเบื่อ

ความหมองคล้ำมาก ขาดจิตวิญญาณหรือความสนใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesuraman

sangat membosankan; kurang semangat atau minat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkalumbay

matinding pagkapurol; kulang sa espiritu o interes

🇲🇾Malay

kesusahan

kebodohan yang melampau; kurang semangat atau minat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كآبة

بلادة شديدة تفتقر إلى الروح أو الاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

کسالت

کسالت شدید؛ فاقد روحیه یا علاقه

🇹🇷Turkish

hüzün

aşırı donukluk; ruh veya ilgi eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁמָמוֹן

קהות קיצונית; חסר רוח או עניין

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The primary meaning of 'dreariness' is 'extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest'.

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