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- Dross has been a part of the English language since Anglo-Saxon times. It comes from the Old English word drōs, meaning "dregs," those solid materials that fall to the bottom of a container full of a liquid such as coffee or wine.
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ˈdräs. ˈdrȯs. Synonyms of dross. 1. metallurgy : the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal. 2. : waste or foreign matter : impurity. 3. : something that is base (see base entry 3 sense 1), trivial, or inferior.
Synonyms for DROSS: garbage, debris, rubbish, trash, junk, dust, rubble, litter; Antonyms of DROSS: treasure, pearl, gem, trove, prize, jewel, plum, catch.
While dross is a noun for stuff that's physically left over or useless, like the nonmetallic stuff left when metal gets refined, it's also used for people and forms of art. A really bad movie can be called dross, and a low or despicable person can be dross.
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not of good quality (Definition of dross from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
dross. (drɒs , US drɔːs ) uncountable noun. If you describe something as dross, you mean that it is of very poor quality or has no value. [literary, disapproval] I go through phases where everything I write is just dross. More Synonyms of dross. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Dross definition: waste matter; refuse. See examples of DROSS used in a sentence.
Define dross. dross synonyms, dross pronunciation, dross translation, English dictionary definition of dross. n. 1. Waste or impure matter: discarded the dross after recycling the wood pulp. 2. The scum that forms on the surface of molten metal as a result of...
