joyless (a)

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type a
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def not experiencing or inspiring joy
examples a joyless man
a joyless occasion
joyless evenings
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Also see depressing, cheerless, uncheerful; sorrowful; unhappy
Derivationally related form joyless → joylessness
Antonym joyless → joyous
Similar to funereal, sepulchral; mirthless; unsmiling
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Also see depressing, cheerless, uncheerful; unhappy; sorrowful
Antonym joyous → joyless
Similar to funereal, sepulchral; mirthless; unsmiling
Derived from adjective joylessly → joyless
Derivationally related form joylessness → joyless

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