See cheerless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"source": "Thesaurus:cheerless",
"word": "uncheerful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:cheerless",
"word": "uncheery"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:cheerless",
"word": "unhappy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:cheerless",
"word": "unmerry"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:cheerless",
"word": "wintry"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:cheerless",
"word": "woeful"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "bezradosten",
"sense": "Devoid of cheer",
"word": "безрадостен"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"note": "of sounds",
"roman": "acı",
"sense": "Devoid of cheer",
"word": "آجی"
}
],
"word": "cheerless"
}
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