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
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Occasional pedestrians walked noiselessly over the damp ground, while the dismal howling of a dog added to the cheerlessness of the scene.
From Jack 1877 by Mary Neal Sherwood
This late snow is trying: in its season, it is beautiful; but out of season, it breeds a cheerlessness that emphasises one’s loneliness.
From How to Cook Husbands by Elizabeth Strong Worthington
These are minor matters, but yet add to the cheerlessness of the time after the strangers have gone.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid