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Webster 1913 Edition
Joyless
Joy′less
,Adj.
Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.
– Joy′less-ly
, adv.
Joy′less-ness
, Noun.
With downcast eyes the
joyless
victor sat. Dryden.
Youth and health and war are
joyless
to him. Addison.
[He] pining for the lass,
Is
Is
joyless
of the grove, and spurns the growing grass. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Joyless
JOY'LESS
,Adj.
With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat.
Rarely followed by of; as joyless of the grove.
1.
Giving no joy or pleasure. A joyless, dismal, black and sorrowful issue.
Definition 2024
joyless
joyless
English
Adjective
joyless (comparative more joyless, superlative most joyless)
Translations
without joy
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Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:unhappy
- See also Wikisaurus:cheerless