cheerless C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈtʃɪɹləs/ UK /ˈtʃɪələs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj gloomy and dreary, lacking joy or comfort The cheerless room had bare walls and a single flickering bulb. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · gloomy and dreary, lacking... gloomydrearybleakdismaldesolatejoylesssomberdispiriting ↔ Opposites cheerfulbrightjoyfulcheerygay Word family Forms cheerlessly Derived forms cheerlesslycheerlessness Related forms cheercheerycheerful Etymology AI details From cheer + -less. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, countenance, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head'). chiere Old French cara la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cheerless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪɹləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪələs/ ## Meanings 1. gloomy and dreary, lacking joy or comfort ## Examples - The cheerless room had bare walls and a single flickering bulb. ## Synonyms - gloomy - dreary - bleak - dismal - desolate - joyless - somber - dispiriting ## Antonyms - cheerful - bright - joyful - cheery - gay ## Derived Forms - cheerlessly - cheerlessness ## Related Forms - cheer - cheery - cheerful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chiere - Root: cara ## Etymology From cheer + -less. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, countenance, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head'). ## AI Etymology Cheerless is from cheer + -less. Cheer is from Old French chiere ('face, countenance, mood'), from Late Latin cara ('face'), from Greek kara ('head'). In present-day use, it means gloomy and dreary, lacking joy or comfort. Derived formations include cheerlessly and cheerlessness. Related vocabulary includes cheer, cheery, and cheerful. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown