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DREARINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
Synonyms:
boringness; dreariness; insipidity; insipidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dreariness" is a kind of...):
dullness (the quality of lacking interestingness)
Derivation:
dreary (causing dejection)
dreary (lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise)