cheerless

[ cheer-lis ]

adjective

1. without cheer; joyless; gloomy:

   drab, cheerless surroundings.

cheerless

/ ˈtʃɪəlɪs /

adjective

1. dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic

Derived Forms

• ˈcheerlessness, noun
• ˈcheerlessly, adverb

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheerless¹

First recorded in 1570–80; cheer + -less

Example Sentences

Players adapted to a new world of isolation and cheerless games.

From Axios

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.

From Project Gutenberg

The night wind sweeps across the cheerless park, chilling us to the bone.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not, however, quite so barren and cheerless as in the immediate precincts of Dover.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a cheerless morning, the sky being heavy and of slaty hue, whilst a brisk north-easter blew cold off the water.

From Project Gutenberg