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, adverbcheer·less·ness, noun

Words nearby cheerless

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

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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, adverbcheerlessness, noun

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单词	cheerless
释义	cheerless [ cheer-lis ] / ˈtʃɪər lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cheerless ON THESAURUS.COM 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, adverbcheer·less·ness, noun Words nearby cheerless cheerful, cheerio, cheerlead, cheerleader, cheerleading, cheerless, cheerly, cheero, cheer on, cheers, cheer up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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, adverbcheerlessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cheerless austere, black, bleak, blue, dark, dejected, depressed, desolate, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, dolorous, drab, dreary, dull, forlorn, funereal, gloomy, grim, jarring
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cheerless

adjective

Origin of cheerless

OTHER WORDS FROM cheerless

Words nearby cheerless

Example sentences from the Web for cheerless

British Dictionary definitions for cheerless

adjective

Derived forms of cheerless

Words related to cheerless