jump to corresponding sense entry
noun
A feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness.
synonym: uncheerfulness.
is a specific kind of: sadness, unhappiness.
is a broader term that covers: joylessness.
is the opposite of: blitheness, cheerfulness.
derivation: cheerless, depressing, uncheerful.
Find more on cheerlessness elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.
debug info: 0.0262