Dreariness (Noun)
Meaning
Extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The lecture's dry tone and slow pace filled the room with an overwhelming sense of dreariness, causing many students to doze off.
- After a few days of gray skies and rain, the dreariness of the weather was starting to get to me, and I just wanted to stay in bed.
- The small town's lack of cultural events and activities had created a pervasive atmosphere of dreariness that made it hard for young people to stay.
- The company's outdated policies and rigid hierarchy had sucked the creativity out of the workplace, leaving only a dull sense of dreariness.
- As the days turned into weeks, the monotony of my daily routine had settled into a crushing dreariness that seemed impossible to shake.