uncheerful
5.5
Feeling sad or making a place feel gloomy
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtʃɪrfl/
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triste
- He saw a tense, uncheerful, and unwitty young woman who, because she loved her work, had just mastered her customary terror and asked for his head.
Examples
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The atmosphere at the meeting was uncheerful, making everyone feel uneasy.
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Despite the bright decorations, her expression remained uncheerful throughout the party.
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The uncheerful news about the weather put a damper on their vacation plans.
Synonyms
depressing
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2.2
Making you feel very sad and that things will not get better
is similar but can mean a quieter, general gloom rather than strong sorrow
dismal
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4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
is sad or gloomy without necessarily being intensely hopeless
4
7.0
Having a mouth turned down and looking unhappy
is about internal sadness or gloom, not only facial appearance
unsmiling
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4.0
Having a serious face that looks unfriendly
is about feeling sadness or gloom rather than just neutral expression
doleful
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8.2
Feeling or showing deep sadness
is sad too but can be less formal and less focused on mourning
cheerless
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5.5
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
is about sadness or gloom rather than just lacking comfort
unmerry
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7.0
Not cheerful or happy
is more about causing or showing sadness rather than simple lack of joy
unmirthful
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8.2
Not amused or cheerful
is broader, covering sadness and gloomy feeling not only lack of fun
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncheerful is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and cheerful, which means 'full of cheer' or 'happy', like when you 'cheer up'. So, uncheerful means 'not cheerful' or something that makes people feel gloomy.