cheerless

[ cheer-lis ]
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adjective
  1. without cheer; joyless; gloomy: drab, cheerless surroundings.

Origin of cheerless

1
First recorded in 1570–80; cheer + -less

Other words from cheerless

  • cheer·less·ly, adverb
  • cheer·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby cheerless

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British Dictionary definitions for cheerless

cheerless

/ (ˈtʃɪəlɪs) /


adjective
  1. dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic

Derived forms of cheerless

  • cheerlessly, adverb
  • cheerlessness, noun

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