different between lowering vs cheerless
lowering
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English louryng, louringe, lowrynge, later variant of lourand, lowrand, lourande, lowrande, equivalent to lour +? -ing. Cognate with Dutch loerend (“lurking, louring”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?la??r??/, enPR: ?l??riNG
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?la??r??/
Adjective
lowering (comparative more lowering, superlative most lowering)
- (of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
- Synonyms: gloomy, threatening
- That lowers or frowns.
- Synonyms: frowning, scowling, gloomy, sullen, glowering
- Lurking, skulking, menacing.
Noun
lowering (plural lowerings)
- Alternative form of louring.
Alternative forms
- louring
Derived terms
Etymology 2
c. 1600, "descend, sink, grow less or lower" (intransitive), from lower (adj.), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low. From Middle English lahghenn, (c. 1200), which continued in use into the 18c.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?lo?(?)r??/, enPR: ?l??riNG
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l???r??/
Verb
lowering
- present participle of lower
Noun
lowering (plural lowerings)
- The act of something being lowered.
Translations
Anagrams
- roweling
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cheerless
English
Etymology
cheer +? -less
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)l?s
Adjective
cheerless (comparative more cheerless, superlative most cheerless)
- Devoid of cheer; gloomy.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sad
- Antonym: cheerful
Derived terms
- cheerlessly
- cheerlessness
Anagrams
- Scheelers, rechlesse
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