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drear
UK
/drɪə/
US
/drɪr/
Translations
UK
/drɪə/
US
/drɪr/
Archaic poetic mass noun meaning gloom or dreariness
He longed to escape the city’s smoke and drear.
Il rêvait d'échapper à la fumée et à la morosité de la ville.
Additional translations
drearer
Comp.
drearest
Super.
UK
/drɪə/
US
/drɪr/
The drear landscape stretched out before them, with gray skies and barren fields.
Le paysage morne s'étendait devant eux, sous un ciel gris et des champs stériles.
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Definitions
He longed to escape the city’s smoke and drear.
The drear landscape stretched out before them, with gray skies and barren fields.