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cheerlessness

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun cheerlessness has 1 sense
  1. cheerlessness, uncheerfulness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
    --1 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
    Antonyms: cheerfulness, blitheness
    --1 has particulars: joylessness

Definitions from the Web

Cheerlessness

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: The state of being lacking in cheer or happiness.

Examples:

  • She couldn't hide her cheerlessness after receiving the bad news.
  • The gloomy weather only added to his cheerlessness.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Characterized by a lack of cheer or happiness.

Examples:

  • The cheerlessness atmosphere of the funeral made everyone feel somber.
  • His cheerlessness expression revealed his disappointment.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Definition: In a cheerless manner; devoid of cheer or happiness.

Examples:

  • The children played cheerlessly in the orphanage.
  • She gazed out of the window cheerlessly as the rain poured outside.

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