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JOYLESS
joyless
(adjective) not experiencing or inspiring joy; “a joyless man”; “a joyless occasion”; “joyless evenings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
joyless (comparative more joyless, superlative most joyless)
without joy; unhappy, sad
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:sad
Source: Wiktionary
Joy"less, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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