joyless
adjective
Origin of joyless
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Antonyms for joyless
Related Words for joyless
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