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cheerless Definition

cheer·less (-lis)

adjective

not cheerful; dismal; joyless; dreary

cheerless Related Forms
cheer·lessly adverb cheer·less·ness noun
cheerless Synonyms

cheerless

modif.

cheerless Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • winter: Will, despite his sadness, was a great comfort in the cheerless winter of 1919-20.
  • prospect: It was a cheerless prospect, but one stimulating to a traveler.
  • garden: The kail grows brittle from the snow in my dank and cheerless garden.
  • room: It had huge cheerless rooms and the service was very poor.
  • place: Campbeltown itself, although bustling with activity, was a gray and cheerless place.

Browse dictionary entries near cheerless

  1. cheerleader
  2. cheerlead
  3. cheerio
  4. cheering
  5. cheerfulness
  6. cheerfully
  7. cheerful
  8. cheer up
  9. cheer
  10. cheep
  1. cheerly
  2. cheers
  3. cheery
  4. cheese
  5. cheeseburger
  6. cheesecake
  7. cheesecloth
  8. cheeseparing
  9. cheesy
  10. cheetah