uncheerfulness

Thân thiện

A gray sky and empty park bench perfectly capture his uncheerfulness.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality or state of not being cheerful; a lack of cheerfulness. It describes something that is not conducive to cheer or good spirits. 2. A feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness. It refers to the emotional state itself.

Usage and Examples

• As a quality or state (not conducive to cheer):
  • The uncheerfulness of the rainy weather made everyone want to stay indoors.
  • There was a palpable uncheerfulness in the office after the disappointing news.
• As a feeling (dreary sadness):
  • A deep uncheerfulness settled over him as he considered the future.
  • She couldn't shake off her uncheerfulness, despite her friends' efforts.

Advanced Usage

• Formal/Descriptive Context: is a more formal or literary term often used for precise description in writing or analysis, rather than in everyday conversation.
  • The author masterfully conveys the general uncheerfulness of life in the industrial town.

Variants and Related Words

• Uncheerful (Adjective): Not cheerful; gloomy.
  • He gave an uncheerful assessment of the situation.
• Cheerfulness (Noun): The opposite state; the quality of being cheerful.
• Gloom (Noun): Partial or total darkness; a state of depression or despondency (a common synonym).
• Melancholy (Noun): A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Synonyms

• Gloominess
• Gloom
• Sadness
• Melancholy
• Dreariness
• Pessimism
• Despondency

Antonyms

• Cheerfulness
• Joy
• Happiness
• Brightness
• Optimism

Học thuật

Noun

1. not conducive to cheer or good spirits
2. a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cheerlessness