cheerless
without cheer; joyless; gloomy: drab, cheerless surroundings.
Origin of cheerless
1Other words from cheerless
- cheer·less·ly, adverb
- cheer·less·ness, noun
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How to use cheerless in a sentence
Moved by his unexpected leniency and the aspect of his cheerlessness, she immediately repented of her response.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamMy feeling of cheerlessness was not dispelled even by the warmth and comfort of the little inn.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesConsider the change from comfort in the country to circumstances of cheerlessness in the city.
Gathering Jewels | James Knowles and Matilda Darroch KnowlesNothing could exceed the apparent barrenness of these plains, or the cheerlessness of the landscape.
They looked in at the open door and snorted at the cheerlessness of the place.
The Flying U's Last Stand | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for cheerless
/ (ˈtʃɪəlɪs) /
dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic
Derived forms of cheerless
- cheerlessly, adverb
- cheerlessness, noun
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