joyless
Origin of joyless
Synonyms for joyless
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downcast, dejected, dreary, depressing, dismal, miserable, bleak, black, blue, cheerless, depressant, depressed, dispirited, doleful, droopy, gloomy, heavy, low, melancholy, mournfulExamples from the Web for joyless
Contemporary Examples of joyless
I mean, what kind of joyless world are we leaving for our children?
If married life is as boring and joyless as this document, I am glad I am celibate.
The quintessentially American lesson he learns is never to be joyless.
The traffic was as light as if it were some joyless holiday.
The man was like a dark cloud—rather like having a joyless loan officer run the country.
Historical Examples of joyless
"No," she said, slowly, joyless resignation mingling with pride in her voice.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
To me they are written in the dreary memory of a joyless, weary existence.
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II)Charles James Lever
Thereon Drepanum receives me in its haven and joyless border.
The Aeneid of VirgilVirgil
Bertha had never mingled with a gay crowd in so joyless a mood.
Fairy FingersAnna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
These rays were joyless to the heart of the poor young girl, who wept and prayed.
The Pearl of LimaJules Verne