cheerless

/ˈtʃɪrlɪs/
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Definitions of cheerless
  1. adjective
    causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    “something cheerless about the room”
    synonyms: depressing, uncheerful
    blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry
    causing dejection
    melancholy, somber, sombre
    grave or even gloomy in character
    unhappy
    experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
    joyless
    not experiencing or inspiring joy
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