HyperDic: cheerless

English > 1 sense of the word cheerless:
ADJECTIVEallcheerless, depressing, uncheerfulcausing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
English > cheerless: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningCausing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy.
Example "something cheerless about the room"
Synonymsdepressing, uncheerful
Attribute ofcheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshineThe quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
Narrowerblue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, drearyCausing dejection
somber, sombre, melancholyGrave or even gloomy in character
See alsojoylessnot experiencing or inspiring joy
unhappyExperiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
OppositecheerfulFull of or promoting cheer
Spanishdeprimente
Catalandepressiu, depriment
Nounscheerlessnessa feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness

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