Plural form referring to dreary things, people, or situations; dreariness (often used colloquially or informally).
From dreary + -ies. While technically the noun form would be 'dreariness,' 'drearies' appears as a colloquial plural referring to dreary experiences or moods, sometimes used poetically.
Some words can be pluralized even when they typically function as uncountables—'drearies' suggests multiple instances of dreariness, which is why a Victorian poet might write of 'the drearies of winter,' meaning waves of depressing experiences.
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