dreariness
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈdrɪə.ri.nəs/us/ˈdrɪr.i.nəs/thefactof beingboringand making youfeelunhappy:
I wasfedup with thecoldand dreariness of London.
Notreeorbushrelievesthe dreariness of thelandscape.
Synonyms
drabnessdisapproving
dullness(LACK OF INTEREST)
monotony
tediousness
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dreary
the state of being unhappy and uninterested
- boredomThere's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
- tediumFilming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
- tediousnessI can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
- wearinessShe listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
- ennuiHis latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
- drearinessShe wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
- Shelongedtoescapethe dreariness ofsmall-townlife.
- We'relookingtobringsomesand,heatandsunshinetobreakup the dreariness ofwinter.
- Sherailedagainst theformalityand the dreariness of it all,balkedat theroutine.
Boredom, tedium and boring things
- banality
- blandness
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- commonplace
- flatness
- frustration
- insipidness
- jejune
- longueur
- screed
- snooze
- snoozefest
- sterility
- stodginess
- stuffiness
- tediousness
- treadmill
- yawn