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joyless

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joy⋅less

  [joi-lis]
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–adjective
1. without joy or gladness; unhappy: the joyless days of the war.
2. causing no joy or pleasure.
Origin:
1300–50; ME joyles. See joy, -less

Related forms:
joy⋅less⋅ly, adverb
joy⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sad, cheerless, gloomy, dismal, miserable.

Antonyms:
1. joyous.
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joy·less   (joi'lĭs)   
adj.  Cheerless; dismal.
joy'less·ly adv., joy'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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