cheerlessly

/ˈtʃɪɹləsli/ adv

In a cheerless manner.

Word Origin Cheer comes from Old French 'chiere' 'face, expression' — so originally, to cheer someone was to make their face bright. Cheerlessly means without cheer, in a gloomy manner. The same root gives us cheerful and cheerleader. The PIE root *kerh- 'head' also gives us horn and cerebrum. So cheer is literally about the expression on your face.

adv In a cheerless manner.

He stared cheerlessly out the window at the rain.

(副词) 阴郁地;沉闷地;凄凉地

他忧郁地望着窗外的雨。

(adverbio) tristemente; sombríamente; melancólicamente; lúgubremente [De manera triste o sombría.]

Miraba con tristeza por la ventana hacia la lluvia.

(adverbe) tristement; morosement; mélancoliquement; lugubrement [D'une manière morne, triste, sans gaieté.]

Il regardait cheerlessly la pluie tomber par la fenêtre.

(Adverb) freudlos; trübsinnig; düster [Auf eine freudlose, düstere oder trübsinnige Weise, ohne Hoffnung oder Begeisterung.]

Er starrte **cheerlessly** aus dem Fenster in den Regen.

(副詞) 元気のない方法で、陰気に。

彼は陰気に窓の外の雨を見つめていた。

(advérbio) tristemente; melancolicamente; sem alegria [De maneira triste ou sem alegria.]

Ele olhava melancolicamente pela janela para a chuva.

Word parts: cheer + less + ly

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