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Overcast vs Cheerless - What's the difference?

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Overcast is a related term of cheerless.


As adjectives the difference between overcast and cheerless

is that overcast is covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened while cheerless is devoid of cheer; gloomy.

As a noun overcast

is (obsolete) an outcast.

As a verb overcast

is (obsolete) to overthrow.

overcast

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) An outcast.
  • A cloud covering all of the sky.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.
  • (meteorology) The sky is said to be overcast , when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
  • (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

    • Verb

  • (obsolete) To overthrow.
  • To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
  • To make gloomy; to depress.
  • (obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
  • (obsolete) To transform.

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    * English heteronyms English irregular verbs

    cheerless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • devoid of cheer; gloomy

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