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
- "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
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