Hyphenation of dreary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word dreary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

drea-ry

Definitions of dreary:

1.	Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise Her drab personality Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas A series of dreary dinner parties
2.	Causing dejection A blue day The dark days of the war A week of rainy depressing weather A disconsolate winter landscape The first dismal dispiriting days of November A dark gloomy day Grim rainy weather

Synonyms of dreary:

adj	dingy, dismal, drab, drear, gloomy, sorry, cheerless, uncheerful
adj	drab, dull

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.