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drabness

Thesaurus>the state of being unhappy and uninterested>drabness
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THE STATE OF BEING UNHAPPY AND UNINTERESTED

The drabness of her evening gown was an unfortunate distraction from her beautiful jewellery.
Synonyms and examples
boredom
There's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
tedium
Filming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
tediousness
I can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
weariness
She listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
ennuiliterary
His latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
drearinessdisapproving
She wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
dullness
No one enjoys the dullness of household chores, but they must be done.
monotony
The day in, day out monotony of the work week was really getting to her.
turgidityformal
The article was an exercise in academic turgidity and was unreadable.
longueurliterary
The film was flawed by too many longueurs.
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See also
boring
excruciating
deadlyinformal
mind-numbing
mehinformal
blahinformal
monotonous
pedestrianformaldisapproving
drydisapproving
ponderousformalmainlydisapproving
turgidformal
draggyinformal
one-dimensional
dull
humdrum
ho-hum
tedious
wearisomeformal
drabdisapproving
colourless
monochromeUK
drearydisapproving
grey
bored
bored stiffinformal
bored out of your mindinformal
be tired of
weary of
blasé
restless
apathetic
boredisapproving
crashing boreinformal
snoozeinformal
snoozefestinformal
a yawninformal
a wet weekendUK
draginformal
dripinformaldisapproving

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If someone or something is boring, they arenot interesting or exciting. If you are bored, you feelunhappy because nothing interesting is happening. Boredom isthe state of being unhappy and uninterestedin things. A bore isa person or thing that is not exciting or interesting.
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