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UNCHEERFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not conducive to cheer or good spirits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("uncheerfulness" is a kind of...):
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uncheerfulness"):
gloominess; lugubriousness; sadness (the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness)
Holonyms ("uncheerfulness" is a part of...):
disposition; temperament (your usual mood)
Antonym:
cheerfulness (the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom)
Derivation:
uncheerful (causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
Synonyms:
cheerlessness; uncheerfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("uncheerfulness" is a kind of...):
sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uncheerfulness"):
joylessness (a feeling of dismal cheerlessness)
Derivation:
uncheerful (causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy)
