Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for joyless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : joi-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɔɪ lɪs



Definition of joyless

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from joy + -less. Related: Joylessly; joylessness.
  • adj unhappy
Example sentences :
  • "No," she said, slowly, joyless resignation mingling with pride in her voice.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • To me they are written in the dreary memory of a joyless, weary existence.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • Thereon Drepanum receives me in its haven and joyless border.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • Bertha had never mingled with a gay crowd in so joyless a mood.
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • These rays were joyless to the heart of the poor young girl, who wept and prayed.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of Lima » by Jules Verne
  • She glanced at him out of the corners of her eyes; if she was joyless, no less was he.
  • Extract from : « The Secret House » by Edgar Wallace
  • Of all false doctrines that of the sour-faced, joyless puritan is the falsest.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • Without woman the two extremities of life would be helpless, and the middle of it joyless.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • The future was dark and forbidding, as the past had been joyless and hopeless.
  • Extract from : « Watch and Wait » by Oliver Optic
  • They take colour from sunlight, and are joyless in colour as in shade.
  • Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith

Synonyms for joyless

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019