|  joyless 
 
 not experiencing or inspiring joy
 - a joyless man
 - a joyless occasion
 - joyless evenings
 • Ant:
 joyous
 • Similar to:
 funereal, sepulchral, mirthless, unsmiling
 • See Also:
 depressing, cheerless, uncheerful, sorrowful, unhappy
 • Derivationally related forms:
 joylessness
 
 
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