Dismalness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being dismal. uncountable, usually

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bitternesscynicismdarknessdeadnessdepressiondiscomfort

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"To add to the dolefulness of the former day, and the dismalness of the present night, my thoughts ran upon my losses and sad bereaved condition."

Etymology

From dismal + -ness.

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