dreary

/ˈdrɪəri/adjective

उच्चारण ड्रिअरी

नीरस, उबाऊ, उदास कर देने वाला

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adjectivedrearier, dreariest

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dull and not interesting; making you feel sad or bored
नीरस, उबाऊ, उदास कर देने वाला
- a dreary wet Sunday with nothing to do
- The lecture was long and dreary.
- The village looked dreary under the grey monsoon clouds.
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- He had a dreary job copying numbers into registers all day.
- What a dreary speech that was!
Synonyms dull dismal tedious
Opposite cheerful lively exciting

◇Word family

drearily adv.dreariness noun

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dull dismal tedious gloomy monotonous

Antonyms

cheerful lively exciting bright interesting

AaSpelling

drear·y

?Which word?

Note the near-synonyms: dreary (dull and sad), dull (not interesting), drab (dull in colour).

निकट पर्याय ध्यान रखिए: dreary (नीरस और उदास), dull (रोचक नहीं), drab (रंग में फीका)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A dreary day, dreary routine.

Collocations: a dreary day (उदास और नीरस दिन), dreary routine (उबाऊ और बेरंग दिनचर्या)। dreary का मतलब मौसम या माहौल का फीका और निराश करने वाला होना है।