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Joyless — Joy less, a. Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. {Joy less*ly}, adv. {Joy less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Youth and health and war are joyless to him. Addison. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joyless — est un groupe norvégien formé en 1996 par plusieurs membres du groupe Forgotten Woods. Jouant à leurs débuts du Black Metal, ils ont évolué jusqu à maintenant vers du pop rock dépressif à chant féminin à partir de l album Wisdom Arrogance en 2000 … Wikipédia en Français
Joyless — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Black Metal, Rock, Shoegazing Gründung 1996 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
joyless — index bleak (not favorable), bleak (severely simple), despondent, disconsolate, grave (solemn), lamentable, lugubrious … Law dictionary
joyless — (adj.) mid 14c., from JOY (Cf. joy) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Joylessly; joylessness … Etymology dictionary
joyless — [adj] unhappy black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dejected, depressant, depressed, depressing, dismal, dispirited, dispiriting, doleful, downcast, down in the mouth*, dragged, dreary, droopy, gloomy, have the blahs*, heavy*, low, melancholic,… … New thesaurus
joyless — [joi′lis] adj. without joy; unhappy; sad joylessly adv. joylessness n … English World dictionary
joyless — [[t]ʤɔ͟ɪləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is joyless produces no happiness or pleasure. [FORMAL] His work load, meanwhile, had become so enormous that life seemed joyless... Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.… … English dictionary
joyless — adjective not experiencing or inspiring joy a joyless man a joyless occasion joyless evenings • Ant: ↑joyous • Similar to: ↑funereal, ↑sepulchral, ↑mirthless … Useful english dictionary
joyless — adjective 1) a joyless man Syn: gloomy, melancholy, morose, lugubrious, glum, somber, saturnine, sullen, dour, humorless Ant: cheerful 2) a joyless room … Thesaurus of popular words
joyless — 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 … Universalium
