Meanings
- uncountablethe state or characteristic of being cheerless
Synonyms: infestivity, joylessness, mirthlessness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state or characteristic of being cheerless
More synonyms by meaning
nouna feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
cheerlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerlessness
“cheerlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerlessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheerlessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheerlessness.
Source: cheerlessness on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.