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drearihead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
drea-r-i-head
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sadness; dreariness

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English dreryhed; equivalent to dreary + -head (“hood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

drearihood

Synonyms

melancholia melancholy unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress

Questions

What does drearihead mean?
sadness; dreariness
Where does drearihead come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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