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cheerless

[ cheer-lis ]

/ ˈtʃɪər lɪs /

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adjective

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

Origin of cheerless

First recorded in 1570–80; cheer + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM cheerless

cheer·less·ly, adverb cheer·less·ness, noun

Words nearby cheerless

cheerful, cheerio, cheerlead, cheerleader, cheerleading, cheerless, cheerly, cheero, cheers, cheery, cheese

Example sentences from the Web for cheerless

And then she thought of home, and all the coldness of that cheerless greeting smote upon her heart.

The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) |Charles James Lever
But she looked up quietly there among the dripping bushes and the cheerless grassy ways.

Folle-Farine |Ouida
She ventured into his rooms, which looked unused and cheerless.

The Dual Alliance |Marjorie Benton Cooke
The room was dark and cheerless; and Ellen felt stiff and chilly.

The Wide, Wide World |Susan Warner

It was, indeed, a cheerless encampment for a cold, windy December night.

King Philip |John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for cheerless

cheerless

/ (ˈtʃɪəlɪs) /

adjective

dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic

Derived forms of cheerless

cheerlessly, adverb cheerlessness, noun