cheerlessness

  • 81cheerless — [chir′lis] adj. not cheerful; dismal; joyless; dreary cheerlessly adv. cheerlessness n …

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  • 82blitheness — noun a feeling of spontaneous good spirits his cheerfulness made everyone feel better • Syn: ↑cheerfulness • Ant: ↑cheerlessness (for: ↑cheerfulness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 83cheerfulness — noun 1. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom (Freq. 1) flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑sunniness, ↑sunshine • Ant: ↑uncheerfulness …

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  • 84cheerless — adj. gloomy, dreary, miserable. Derivatives: cheerlessly adv. cheerlessness n …

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  • 85depressing — adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy the economic outlook is depressing something cheerless about the room a moody and uncheerful person an uncheerful place • Syn: ↑cheerless, ↑uncheerful • …

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  • 86sadness — noun 1. emotions experienced when not in a state of well being (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑unhappiness • Ant: ↑happiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unhappy (for: ↑ …

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  • 87uncheerful — adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy the economic outlook is depressing something cheerless about the room a moody and uncheerful person an uncheerful place • Syn: ↑depressing, ↑cheerless • …

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  • 88unhappiness — noun 1. emotions experienced when not in a state of well being (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sadness • Ant: ↑happiness (for: ↑sadness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 89drear|i|ness — «DRIHR ee nihs», noun. dreary condition; cheerlessness …

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