uncheerful

Words with a similar base: uncheerful

'uncheerful'

[depressing.a.01] as in: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

Examples:
the economic outlook is depressing
something cheerless about the room
a moody and uncheerful person
an uncheerful place

Origins

					uncheerful (English)
├── cheerful (English)
│   ├── -ful (English)
│   └── cheer (English)
│       └── chere (Anglo-Norman)
│           └── chiere (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│               └── cara (Latin)
│                   └── κάρα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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