cheerlessness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English cheerless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cheerlessness From cheerless + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) the state or characteristic of being cheerless
Synonyms
infestivity · mirthlessness · joylessness
Translations (1)
gv anghennallys (the state or characteristic of being cheerless)