English noun: uncheerfulness | |||
1. | uncheerfulness (feeling) a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness | ||
Synonyms | cheerlessness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sadness, unhappiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | joylessness | ||
Antonyms | blitheness, cheerfulness | ||
2. | uncheerfulness (attribute) not conducive to cheer or good spirits | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attribute | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness | ||
Part meronym | disposition, temperament | ||
Antonyms | cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine | ||