cheerless

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈtʃɪɹləs/ UK /ˈtʃɪələs/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
gloomy and dreary, lacking joy or comfort

The cheerless room had bare walls and a single flickering bulb.

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Synonyms

1 adj · gloomy and dreary, lacking... gloomy dreary bleak dismal desolate joyless somberdispiriting

Opposites

cheerful bright joyful cheery gay

Word family

Forms cheerlessly

Derived forms cheerlesslycheerlessness

Related forms cheer cheery cheerful

Etymology

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

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# 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

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