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Meanings of cheerless in English
Portuguese
triste Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy.
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Usage of cheerless in English
1
The room was cheerless, but in the circumstances the advice appeared good.
2
On the breakfast-tables of cheerless parlours it was partaken of in silence.
3
To be sure it was cold and cheerless in the empty house.
4
Without the budget adjustment, it would have been a cheerless Christmas dinner.
5
Energy-efficient bulbs produced hard light that made everything appear flat and cheerless.
6
I want every comfort; my life is very solitary and very cheerless.
7
And she departed, leaving her sister in the elegant but cheerless mansion.
8
The interior was as plain and cheerless as it well could be.
9
It was, in fact, more cheerless than the barn, and less wholesome.
10
Her voice was defeated and cheerless, and she was missing several teeth.
11
Nala and her father led them into a cheerless little third-floor room.
12
The room was dark and cheerless, and Ellen felt stiff and chilly.
13
As he crossed the hall, he noticed how cheerless the house was.
14
She peeped into all the cheerless chambers, then returned to the door.
15
The day came, only to bestow more distinctness on the cheerless prospect.
16
He went home and passed a cheerless time until the next morning.
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Cheerless through the time
Cheerless across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common