joyless

  • 11joyless — joylessly, adv. joylessness, n. /joy lis/, adj. 1. without joy or gladness; unhappy: the joyless days of the war. 2. causing no joy or pleasure. [1300 50; ME joyles. See JOY, LESS] Syn. 1. sad, cheerless, gloomy, dismal, miserable. Ant. 1. joyous …

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  • 12joyless — adjective without joy; unhappy, sad Without Joy, my life is joyless! …

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  • 13joyless — joy|less [ˈdʒɔıləs] adj without any happiness at all ▪ a joyless marriage >joylessly adv …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14joyless — joy|less [ dʒɔıləs ] adjective not happy and giving you no feelings of pleasure: a joyless victory ╾ joy|less|ly adverb ╾ joy|less|ness noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15joyless — adjective without any happiness at all: a joyless marriage joylessly adverb joylessness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16joyless — UK [ˈdʒɔɪləs] / US adjective not happy and giving you no feelings of pleasure a joyless victory Derived words: joylessly adverb joylessness noun uncountable …

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  • 17joyless — joy ► NOUN 1) a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. 2) a cause of joy. 3) Brit. informal success or satisfaction: you ll get no joy out of her. DERIVATIVES joyless adjective. ORIGIN Old French joie, from Latin gaudere rejoice …

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  • 18Joyless Street — Video cover for Die Freudlose Gasse Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst Written by Hugo Bettauer (novel) Willy Haas …

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  • 19joyless — adjective see joy I …

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  • 20joyless — Synonyms and related words: affecting, afflictive, anguished, anxious, austere, bitter, black, bleak, bored, cheerless, comfortless, crestfallen, dejected, deplorable, depressant, depressed, depressing, depressive, desolate, despondent,… …

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