cheerlessness

Definitions of cheerlessness
  1. noun
    a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
    synonyms: uncheerfulness
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    antonyms:
    cheerfulness
    a feeling of spontaneous good spirits
    types:
    joylessness
    a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
    type of:
    sadness, unhappiness
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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