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Dreariness

Sorrow; wretchedness.

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Broader term 1

Dullness 76% connected

The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightn…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dreary 74% connected

Sorrowful; distressful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dreary 74% connected

Sorrowful; distressful.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sorry 74% connected

Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sorry 74% connected

Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Insipidity 92% connected

Alt. of Insipidness

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Insipidness 92% connected

The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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