drearihood

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noun

affliction; dreariness

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dismalness
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Meanings

noundrearihood (uncountable)

alternative drearihead

  1. archaicpoeticuncountableaffliction; dreariness

    Synonyms: dismalness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaffliction; dreariness

Similar
dismalness

Origin

From dreary + -hood. Cognate with German Traurigkeit.

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APA

drearihood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drearihood

MLA

“drearihood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drearihood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drearihood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drearihood.

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