cheerlessness

6.5

A feeling of sadness and no hope

noun
/ˈtʃɪr.ləs.nəs/

: tristeza

The cheerlessness in the room was palpable as everyone mourned the loss of their friend.

Examples

Leonid cased the gala goings-on with fashionable cheerlessness.

Fiction book (1995)
One source of Emma's detestation of Jude was the cheerlessness of its presentation of the human condition, and by the mid-1890s she was moving away from Hardy intellectually no less decisively than he was moving away from her emotionally.

Blog text (31)
Her cheerlessness was evident in her expression, which lacked the usual spark of joy.
During the long winter months, many people experience cheerlessness due to the lack of sunlight.

Synonyms

misery

vscheerlessness

310 2.8

A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering

is a milder, general gloom rather than extreme suffering or pain

sadness

vscheerlessness

229 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

is broader, combining unhappiness with a missing sense of future hope

despair

vscheerlessness

210 3.5

A complete loss of hope

is a broader lack of happiness that is not always a total loss of hope

gloom

vscheerlessness

46 3.2

A feeling of sadness and low spirits

is more focused on a person's lack of happiness or hope as a state

unhappiness

vscheerlessness

42 1.8

A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life

is similar but more focused on long term lack of happiness and hope

despondency

vscheerlessness

4 8.3

A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad

is more general sadness not always directly caused by losing hope

bleakness

vscheerlessness

3 6.3

A cold, empty feeling that makes a place or situation seem sad

is the inner lack of happiness rather than an external lifeless atmosphere

sullenness

vscheerlessness

1 7.9

A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt

is sadness or lack of hope without the bitterness and silent resentment present

somberness

vscheerlessness

1 6.5

A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy

is an internal lack of happiness and hope rather than a solemn outward tone

gloominess

vscheerlessness

1 3.4

A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place

is the general lack of happiness or hope felt by a person

low spirits

vscheerlessness

1 3.5

A feeling of being a little sad or down

is a more lasting or serious lack of happiness and hope

moroseness

vscheerlessness

1 8.4

A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach

is mainly absence of happiness rather than a moody, ill tempered attitude

joylessness

vscheerlessness

7.5

A feeling of no joy or happiness

is the identical state but uses a different label in usage

uncheerfulness

vscheerlessness

7.2

A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood

is the same gloomier state but often used in ordinary speech

glumness

vscheerlessness

6.6

A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits

is a more general lack of happiness that may also include loss of hope

low-spiritedness

vscheerlessness

6.7

A feeling of sadness and little interest in things

is a deeper state of gloom tied more to lacking hope and happiness

downness

vscheerlessness

7.4

A feeling of being sad or low

is specifically the quality of lacking happiness and often lacking hope

dispiritedness

vscheerlessness

7.1

A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope

is broader gloom that includes lack of happiness beyond mere discouragement

downheartedness

vscheerlessness

6.8

A feeling of being sad and having little hope

is a general state lacking happiness or hope rather than specific discouragement

spiritlessness

vscheerlessness

8.2

A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low

is an emotional lack of happiness and hope rather than low physical energy

disconsolation

vscheerlessness

9.3

A feeling of deep sadness that nothing can comfort

is general gloom that may allow comfort rather than being impossible to console

lowness

vscheerlessness

5.8

A time when someone feels sad and without energy

is the quality of having no happiness and often including hopelessness too

Antonyms

happiness

970 1.0

A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied

cheerfulness

4 1.0

A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good

joyfulness

1 2.0

A strong feeling of happiness and excitement

How Cheerful

joy

793 1.0

contentment

26 2.1

moroseness

1 8.4

cheerlessness

6.5

gloom

46 3.2

Surface Forms

cheerlessness singular

cheerlessnesses plural

Morphology

cheerlessness = cheerless (transparent) = cheer + less + ness

Formed by productive suffixation: 'cheer' + '-less' = 'cheerless', then nominalized by '-ness' to indicate the state or quality.

Etymology

Cheerlessness breaks into cheer, -less, and -ness. cheer means 'happiness' or a friendly expression, -less means 'without', and -ness makes a word into a 'state', so cheerlessness is the state of being without happiness or hope.