joyless Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective not experiencing or inspiring joy
- a joyless man
- a joyless occasion
- joyless evenings
WordNet
Joy"less adjective
Definitions
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.