drear

Meaning

Synonyms

dreary
C2
drab
26k
disconsolate
grim
C1
dismal
22k
dark
A2
blue
A2
drearsome
depressing
C1
dingy
32k
sorry
A1
bleak
C2
gloomy
C2
nondescript
46k
obtuse
37k
pathetical
pointless
C1
rueful
stodgy
sunless
unappealing
48k
uncool
C2
unenlivened
unexciting
uninspiring
uninteresting
33k
unlikeable
woeful
40k
ho-hum
subfusc
afflictive
juiceless
unanimated
unencouraging
unstimulating
dreich
unlikable
appalling
C2
blunt
C1
colorless
44k
dire
C2
disheartening
doleful
dolorous
dull
B2
flat
B1
grievous
20k
humdrum
40k
lugubrious
Translations

triste
☹️
sombrio
nebuloso
☁️

entristecedor

horrível
melancólico
☹️
morne
trist
☹️
monotono
enjoado
escuro
horrendo
depriment
lastimável
sombre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɹɪə/
Etymology

Shortening of dreary.

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