joyless
(adjective) not experiencing or inspiring joy; “a joyless man”; “a joyless occasion”; “joyless evenings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
joyless (comparative more joyless, superlative most joyless)
without joy; unhappy, sad
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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
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
