cheerlessness
Example Sentences
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The bright and blue-skied backdrop is utterly at odds with the cheerlessness deliciously conjured by Tolkien.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2013
That night, its air striking power destroyed, the Japanese invasion armada turned in "emptiness, cheerlessness and chagrin" and limped for home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three hunted Jacobites, dragging themselves forward drearily, found the situation one of utter cheerlessness.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
Moved by his unexpected leniency and the aspect of his cheerlessness, she immediately repented of her response.
From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart
It had been raining in the afternoon, and as I drove up the avenue the mournful dripping of the rain from the dark trees accentuated the cheerlessness of the gloom.
From Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen
