Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncheerful

/ʌnˈtʃɪəfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uncheer-ful
IPA
/ʌnˈtʃɪəfəl/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cheerful.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + cheerful.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʌnˈtʃɪəfəl/

Inflected Forms

more uncheerful (comparative) most uncheerful (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncheerfully uncheerfulness

Synonyms

cheerless despondent uncheery comfortless bleak dark morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal

Questions

How do you pronounce uncheerful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈtʃɪəfəl/.
What does uncheerful mean?
Not cheerful.
Where does uncheerful come from?
From un- + cheerful.

How to pronounce uncheerful

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