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cheerless
[ cheer-lis ]
cheerless
/ ˈtʃɪəlɪs /
adjective
- dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic
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Derived Forms
- ˈcheerlessly, adverb
- ˈcheerlessness, noun
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Other Words From
- cheerless·ly adverb
- cheerless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cheerless1
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Example Sentences
The current period, from the 1990s through today, is surprisingly cheerless.
From The Daily Beast
It was a cheerless morning when they got into the street, blowing and raining hard, and the clouds looking dull and stormy.
From Project Gutenberg
Pools of water stood in the miry streets, and every aspect of nature was cheerless and desolate.
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The night wind sweeps across the cheerless park, chilling us to the bone.
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It is not, however, quite so barren and cheerless as in the immediate precincts of Dover.
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It was a cheerless morning, the sky being heavy and of slaty hue, whilst a brisk north-easter blew cold off the water.
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