Cheerless
Cheerless adjective - Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy.
Usage example: something cheerless about the room
Joyless is a synonym for cheerless in miserable topic. In some cases you can use "Joyless" instead an adjective "Cheerless", when it comes to topics like unhappy, depressing, gloomy, happy. popular alternative
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