uncheerfulness

uncheerfulness

(ʌnˈtʃɪəfʊlnəs)
n
1. (of a person) lack of cheerfulness; gloominess; unhappiness
2. (of a place, time, or situation) lack of cheerfulness; absence of cheerful aspect or appearance; cheerlessness
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.uncheerfulness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadnessuncheerfulness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
joylessness - a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
2.uncheerfulness - not conducive to cheer or good spiritsuncheerfulness - not conducive to cheer or good spirits
attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
lugubriousness, sadness, gloominess - the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
cheerfulness, sunniness, cheer, sunshine - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
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