drearihead
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) sadness; dreariness
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dreryhed suffix from English dreary (dire, appalling, colourless, drab, dark, grievous, cheerless).
Origin
English
dreary
Gloss
dire, appalling, colourless, drab, dark, grievous, cheerless
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
🌑 🕶️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- drear English
- drearihood English
- drearily English
- dreariment English
- dreariness English
- drearisome English
- dreary English
- drery Middle English
- dreryhed Middle English