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noun
The state or condition of being uncheerful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
not conducive to cheer or good spirits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cheerfulness
Broader terms: attribute
Narrower terms: gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness
noun
a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cheerlessness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sadness, unhappiness
Narrower terms: joylessness
History
From uncheerful + -ness.
