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cheerlessness

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cheer·less  (chîrls)
adj.
Lacking cheer; depressing.
cheerless·ly adv.
cheerless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cheerlessnesscheerlessness - a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
uncheerfulness
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
joylessness - a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
blitheness, cheerfulness - a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better"


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He forgot the cheerlessness which he was about to face, the lonely night before him.
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After the silence and the cheerlessness of life in the Bentley house, she dreamed of stepping forth into an atmosphere that was warm and pulsating with life and reality.
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Such a companion for herself in the periods of anxiety and cheerlessness before her
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