English adjective: dreary | |||
1. | dreary lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise | ||
Samples | Her drab personality. Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas. A series of dreary dinner parties. | ||
Synonyms | drab | ||
Similar | dull | ||
Antonyms | lively | ||
2. | dreary causing dejection | ||
Samples | A blue day. The dark days of the war. A week of rainy depressing weather. A disconsolate winter landscape. The first dismal dispiriting days of November. A dark gloomy day. Grim rainy weather. | ||
Synonyms | blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, gloomy, grim, sorry | ||
Similar | cheerless, depressing, uncheerful | ||
Antonyms | cheerful | ||