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- [cheer-lis]
- /ˈtʃɪər lɪs/
- /ˈtʃɪə.ləs/
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- [cheer-lis]
- /ˈtʃɪər lɪs/
Definitions of cheerless word
- adjective cheerless Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing. 3
- adjective cheerless dreary, gloomy, or pessimistic 3
- adjective cheerless not cheerful; dismal; joyless; dreary 3
- adjective cheerless without cheer; joyless; gloomy: drab, cheerless surroundings. 1
- noun cheerless Gloomy; depressing. 1
- adjective cheerless gloomy, dreary 1
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Origin of cheerless
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; cheer + -less
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Parts of speech for Cheerless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cheerless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cheerless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cheerless
adj cheerless
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
adjective cheerless
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- dour — sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
- morose — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
Antonyms for cheerless
adj cheerless
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- uplifting — inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.: an uplifting sermon.
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