cheer´less|ness

cheer´less|ness
cheer|less «CHIHR lihs», adjective.
without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary: »

All's cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare).

SYNONYM(S): dismal, dull, joyless.
cheer´less|ly, adverb.
cheer´less|ness, noun.

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  • cheer´less|ly — cheer|less «CHIHR lihs», adjective. without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary: »All s cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dismal, dull, joyless. –cheer´less|ly, adverb. –cheer´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cheer|less — «CHIHR lihs», adjective. without joy or comfort; gloomy; dreary: »All s cheerless, dark, and deadly (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dismal, dull, joyless. –cheer´less|ly, adverb. –cheer´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cheer — cheer·er; cheer·ful; cheer·ful·ize; cheer·ful·ly; cheer·ful·ness; cheer·i·ly; cheer·i·ness; cheer·ing·ly; cheer·io; cheer·less; cheer·less·ly; cheer·less·ness; cheer; en·cheer; ma·cheer; cheer·ly; un·cheer·ful·ness; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • cheerlessness — cheer·less·ness …   English syllables

  • cheerless — cheer•less [[t]ˈtʃɪər lɪs[/t]] adj. bereft of cheer; gloomy: cheerless surroundings[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80 cheer′less•ly, adv. cheer′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Cheerless — Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected; melancholy;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cheerlessly — Cheerless Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cheerlessness — Cheerless Cheer less, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort. {Cheer less*ly}, adv. {Cheer less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night. Spenser. Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate; dejected;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • un — un·abridged; un·accountable; un·answered; un·aware; un·balance; un·be; un·believe; un·bending; un·blown; un·bolted; un·bound; un·cal·low; un·certain; un·cial; un·ci·form; un·cle; un·clean·ly; un·co; un·collectible; un·comely; un·common;… …   English syllables

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