"uncheerful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈtʃɪəfəl/ [UK] Forms: more uncheerful [comparative], most uncheerful [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + cheerful. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cheerful}} un- + cheerful Head templates: {{en-adj}} uncheerful (comparative more uncheerful, superlative most uncheerful)
  1. Not cheerful. Synonyms: cheerless, despondent, uncheery, cheerless, sad Derived forms: uncheerfully, uncheerfulness
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