drab
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples the state of being unhappy and uninterested
boredomThere's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
tediumFilming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
tediousnessI can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
wearinessShe listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
ennuiHis latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
drearinessShe wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
Her father never appeared to notice the drabness or dirtiness of his house.
The cinematography emphasizes the drabness of the neighborhood in which the story unfolds.
The gloominess of the day did nothing to improve the basic drabness of iron beds covered in brown blankets.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Colourless or causing colour to fade
ashen-faced
bleach
colourlessly
depigmentation
discoloration
discolour
drably
frost
light
lighten
muted
pale
paleness
palish
sober
sombre
subdued
washy
weather
weathered
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