Cold; cheerless (5)
I believe the answer is:
bleak
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cold</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cheerless</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bleak that I've seen before include "offering little comfort" , "Offering little hope" , "Desolately barren" , "Austere" , "Desolate and barren" .)