having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance
dreariness
noun
extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
trist
es mangelt an Lebendigkeit, Charme oder Überraschung
🇫🇷French
morne
manquant de vivacité, de charme ou de surprise
🇪🇸Spanish
triste
carente de vivacidad o encanto o sorpresa
🇮🇹Italian
triste
privo di vivacità, fascino o sorpresa
🇳🇱Dutch
somber
zonder levendigheid, charme of verrassing
🇵🇹Portuguese
aborrecido
falta de vivacidade, charme ou surpresa
🇷🇺Russian
унылый
не хватает живости, очарования или удивления
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सुनसान
सजीवता या आकर्षण या आश्चर्य की कमी
🇧🇩Bengali
ভীষন
প্রাণবন্ততা বা চমক বা আশ্চর্যের অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
மந்தமான
கலகலப்பு அல்லது வசீகரம் அல்லது ஆச்சரியம் இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
నీరసమైన
సజీవత్వం లేదా ఆకర్షణ లేదా ఆశ్చర్యం లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
उदास
चैतन्य किंवा मोहिनी किंवा आश्चर्याचा अभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉદાસ
જીવંતતા અથવા વશીકરણ અથવા આશ્ચર્યનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಂಕುಕವಿದ
ಜೀವಂತಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മങ്ങിയ
ചടുലതയോ ആകർഷണമോ ആശ്ചര്യമോ ഇല്ലാത്തത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਰਾਉਣਾ
ਜੀਵੰਤਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਹਜ ਜਾਂ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
خوفناک
زندہ دلی یا دلکشی یا حیرت کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
凄凉
缺乏活力、魅力或惊喜
🇯🇵Japanese
憂鬱な
活気や魅力や驚きに欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
음울한
생동감이나 매력, 놀라움이 부족합니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thê lương
thiếu sự sống động hoặc quyến rũ hoặc bất ngờ
🇹🇭Thai
น่าเบื่อ
ขาดความมีชีวิตชีวาหรือเสน่ห์หรือความประหลาดใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
suram
kurang dalam keaktifan atau pesona atau kejutan
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakalungkot
kulang sa kasiglahan o alindog o sorpresa
🇲🇾Malay
suram
kurang kemeriahan atau daya tarikan atau kejutan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كئيب
يفتقر إلى الحيوية أو السحر أو المفاجأة
🇮🇷Persian
دلگیر
فاقد سرزندگی یا جذابیت یا شگفتی
🇹🇷Turkish
kasvetli
canlılık, çekicilik veya sürprizden yoksun
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַשׁמִים
חסר חיים או קסם או הפתעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dreary'?
The primary meaning of 'dreary' is 'lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dreary' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dreary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dreary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dreary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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