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- [dreer]
- /drɪər/
- /drɪə(r)/
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- [dreer]
- /drɪər/
Definitions of drear word
- abbreviation DREAR dreary. 1
- noun drear (poetic) Dreary. 1
- adjective drear dreary; melancholy 0
- noun drear (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Gloom; sadness. 0
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Origin of drear
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; back formation from dreary
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Parts of speech for Drear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drear popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
drear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drear
adj drear
- lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- somber — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- dreary — causing sadness or gloom.
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
adjective drear
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
Antonyms for drear
adj drear
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- glad — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- appealing — Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive.
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