Thesaurus: joyless
Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
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Definitions
- a. Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
- adj. not experiencing or inspiring joy
- Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. -- Joy"less*ly, adv. -- Joy"less*ness, n. With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. Dryden. Youth and health and war are joyless to him. Addison. [He] pining for the lass, Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass. Dryden.
- Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.-- Joy"less*ly, adv.-- Joy"less*ness, n.With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. Dryden.Youth and health and war are joyless to him. Addison.[He] pining for the lass, Is joyless of the grove, and spurns thegrowing grass. Dryden.
- j:100 a. not experiencing or inspiring joy