Dreary vs Mirthless - What's the difference?
dreary | mirthless |
(obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
* 1818 , , Volume 1, Chapter V:
Lacking mirth; devoid of joy.
As adjectives the difference between dreary and mirthless
is that dreary is grievous, dire; appalling while mirthless is lacking mirth; devoid of joy.dreary
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
- Once upon a midnight dreary , while I pondered, weak and weary...
- It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.
Anagrams
*mirthless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms: hollow, heartless, mirthless , maniacal... " – James Thurber