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
The dismantled villa looked the picture of sordid cheerlessness, when stripped of all the little touches she had given it.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
My feeling of cheerlessness was not dispelled even by the warmth and comfort of the little inn.
From Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain by Rees, Alfred Wellesley
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
