Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Drear /(drēr)/ · IPA /dɹɪɚ/ a. n. 01 a. Dismal; gloomy with solitude. 1. Dismal; gloomy with solitude. 02 n. Sadness; dismalness. 1. Sadness; dismalness.[Obs.]