cheerless

[ cheer-lis ]

/ ˈtʃɪər lɪs /

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adjective

without cheer; joyless; gloomy: drab, cheerless surroundings.

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Origin of cheerless

First recorded in 1570–80; cheer + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM cheerless

cheer·less·ly, adverbcheer·less·ness, noun

Words nearby cheerless

cheerful, cheerio, cheerlead, cheerleader, cheerleading, cheerless, cheerly, cheero, cheer on, cheers, cheer up

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How to use cheerless in a sentence

Players adapted to a new world of isolation and cheerless games.
In photos: A year in sports unlike any other|Kendall Baker|December 24, 2020|Axios
The current period, from the 1990s through today, is surprisingly cheerless.
A History of Paris in 150 Photographs|Sarah Moroz|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a cheerless morning when they got into the street, blowing and raining hard, and the clouds looking dull and stormy.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Pools of water stood in the miry streets, and every aspect of nature was cheerless and desolate.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

The night wind sweeps across the cheerless park, chilling us to the bone.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
It is not, however, quite so barren and cheerless as in the immediate precincts of Dover.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
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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British Dictionary definitions for cheerless

cheerless

/ (ˈtʃɪəlɪs) /

adjective

dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic

Derived forms of cheerless

cheerlessly, adverbcheerlessness, noun

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cheerless

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