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单词 dismality
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dismalityn.

/dɪzˈmalɪti/
Etymology: < dismal adj. + -ity suffix.
Dismal quality or state; an instance of this.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > gloomy quality
drear1563
dreariment1579
drearihead1591
cloudinessa1600
dismalness1620
dolesomeness1625
cheerlessnessa1631
joylessnessa1631
drearihood1647
clouding1654
dismality1723
dreariness1727
mirthlessness1727
sombre1795
undelighta1822
sombreness1847
sombrousness1847
unhomelikeness1858
drearness1861
comfortlessness1865
unhomeliness1879
1723 B. Mandeville Ess. Charity in Fable Bees (ed. 2) i. 291 A Beggar..assists his Cant with a doleful Tone and a study'd dismality of Gestures.
1779 S. Burney Let. 25 Aug. in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 264 After tea we took a comfortable walk, which made up for our late dismalities.
1867 M. E. Braddon Birds of Prey v. iii The desert of Sahara is somewhat dismal..but in its dismality there is at least a flavour of romance.
1890 H. M. Stanley Speech in Lit. World 11 July 33/2 The dismalities of the march from the Albert Nyanza to the East Coast.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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