1. lacking warmth, comfort, or happiness; gloomy and depressing

Examples

• The cheerless apartment had no decorations or comfortable furniture.
• It was a cheerless winter day with gray skies and bitter wind.
• The hospital waiting room felt cheerless and sterile.
• Her cheerless expression showed how disappointed she was.
• The abandoned building stood cheerless against the dark sky.
• The cheerless news cast a shadow over the celebration.