- direness
- dire·ness
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direness
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Direness — Dire ness, n. [Dire + ness.] Terribleness; horror; woefulness. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
direness — dire ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely serious or urgent. 2) informal of a very poor quality. DERIVATIVES direly adverb direness noun. ORIGIN Latin dirus fearful, threatening … English terms dictionary
direness — noun see dire … New Collegiate Dictionary
direness — See direly. * * * … Universalium
direness — noun The state or quality of being dire … Wiktionary
direness — n. dreadfulness, frightfulness … English contemporary dictionary
direness — ˈdī(ə)rnə̇s, īən noun ( es) : the quality of being dire or of being dreadful to look upon or contemplate or of presaging coming disaster … Useful english dictionary
dire — adjective (direr; direst) Etymology: Latin dirus; akin to Greek deinos terrifying, Sanskrit dveṣṭi he hates Date: 1565 1. a. exciting horror < dire suffering > b. dismal … New Collegiate Dictionary
An Béal Bocht — infobox Book | name = The Poor Mouth title orig = An Béal Bocht translator = Patrick C. Power author = Brian O Nolan country = Ireland language = Irish genre = Parody publisher = An Preas Náisiúnta pub date = 1941 english pub date = 1973 media… … Wikipedia
Discography of Final Fantasy VIII — The music of the video game Final Fantasy VIII was composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack , a compilation of all music in the game, was released on four Compact Discs by DigiCube in Japan,… … Wikipedia
