cheerless
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cheer·less
(chîr′lĭs)adj.
Lacking cheer; depressing.
cheer′less·ly adv.
cheer′less·ness n.
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cheerless
(ˈtʃɪəlɪs)adj
dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic
ˈcheerlessly adv
ˈcheerlessness n
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cheer•less
(ˈtʃɪər lɪs)adj.
bereft of cheer; gloomy: cheerless surroundings.
[1570–80]
cheer′less•ly, adv.
cheer′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | cheerless - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place" unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" |
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cheerless
adjective
1. gloomy, dark, depressing, dull, grim, bleak, dismal, dreary, sombre, austere, drab, desolate, forlorn, joyless, funereal, comfortless The kitchen was a dank and cheerless room.
gloomy gay, bright, pleasant, sunny, cheerful, enlivening
gloomy gay, bright, pleasant, sunny, cheerful, enlivening
2. miserable, sad, depressed, unhappy, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, sullen, woeful, mournful, dejected, despondent, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, woebegone, dolorous They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls.
miserable happy, cheerful, jolly, merry, cheery, joyful, elated, light-hearted
miserable happy, cheerful, jolly, merry, cheery, joyful, elated, light-hearted
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cheerless
adjective1. Tending to cause sadness or low spirits:
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Translations
كَئيب، مُنْقَبِضُ الصَّدْر
ponurý
glædesløstrist
gleîisnauîur
hüzün vericikasvetli
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cheerless
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cheer
(tʃiə) noun1. a shout of approval, encouragement or welcome. Three cheers for the Queen!
2. mood. Be of good cheer.
verb to give a shout of approval etc (to). The crowd cheered the new champion.
ˈcheerful adjective full of, or causing, happiness. a cheerful smile; cheerful news.
ˈcheerfully adverbˈcheerfulness noun
ˈcheerless adjective
gloomy. a cheerless room.
cheers! interjection1. used as a toast when drinking.
2. cheerio!.
3. thanks!.
ˈcheery adjective lively and happy.
ˈcheerily adverbˈcheeriness noun
cheer up
to make or become (more cheerful). He cheered up when he saw her; The flowers will cheer her up.
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