uncheerful

Thân thiện

A moody and uncheerful person sits alone on a park bench.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Causing or characterized by a lack of cheer; gloomy, depressing. It describes something that creates a sad, dismal, or somber mood, or a person who consistently appears unhappy and without cheer.

Usage

• The adjective uncheerful is used to describe a person, place, atmosphere, or situation that is noticeably lacking in brightness, optimism, or joy. It is a formal synonym for "gloomy" or "cheerless."
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "is" or "seems").

Examples

• Attributive use:
  • He had an uncheerful disposition that made others feel uneasy.
  • The uncheerful news cast a shadow over the celebrations.
• Predicative use:
  • The empty house felt cold and uncheerful.
  • Despite the sunny weather, her mood remained uncheerful.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative and Superlative Forms: The standard forms are more uncheerful and most uncheerful. While "uncheerfuller" and "uncheerfullest" are theoretically possible, they are very rarely used.
  • Of the two rooms, the basement was the more uncheerful option.
• Adverb Form: uncheerfully
  • She stared uncheerfully out the window at the rain.

Variants and Related Words

• Cheerless (adj): Very similar in meaning, often used interchangeably with "uncheerful." It directly means "without cheer."
• Uncheerfulness (n): The state or quality of being uncheerful.
  • The general uncheerfulness of the office affected productivity.

Synonyms

• Gloomy
• Depressing
• Dismal
• Somber
• Melancholy
• Bleak
• Forbidding

Antonyms

• Cheerful
• Bright
• Joyful
• Upbeat
• Sunny

Học thuật

Adjective

1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
   • the economic outlook is depressing
   • something cheerless about the room
   • a moody and uncheerful person
   • an uncheerful place

Từ đồng nghĩa

• depressing
• cheerless