cheerless
adjective
without cheer; joyless; gloomy.
cheerlessness
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a word derived from
cheerless.
Example Sentences
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The bright and blue-skied backdrop is utterly at odds with the cheerlessness deliciously conjured by Tolkien.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2013
That night, its air striking power destroyed, the Japanese invasion armada turned in "emptiness, cheerlessness and chagrin" and limped for home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Occasional pedestrians walked noiselessly over the damp ground, while the dismal howling of a dog added to the cheerlessness of the scene.
From Jack 1877 by Mary Neal Sherwood
It had been raining in the afternoon, and as I drove up the avenue the mournful dripping of the rain from the dark trees accentuated the cheerlessness of the gloom.
From Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock
It did not look so long and narrow and the sunshine drove out the darkness and cheerlessness.
From The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics by Federal Board for Vocational Education
