Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drearisome

/ˈdɹɪəɹisəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drear-i-some
IPA: /ˈdɹɪəɹisəm/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by dreariness.

Example Sentences

"Ere the wet, wintry morn , with its drearisome light"

Etymology

Etymology tree English dreary Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English drearisome From dreary + -some.

Inflected Forms

more drearisome (comparative) most drearisome (superlative) drearysome (alternative)

Synonyms

bleak sombre cheerless comfortless dark morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful

Rhymes With

wearisome

Questions

How do you pronounce drearisome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɪəɹisəm/.
What does drearisome mean?: Characterised or marked by dreariness.
Where does drearisome come from?: Etymology tree English dreary Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English drearisome From dreary + -some.

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