joyless

  • 21joyless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cheerless, sad (see depression). Ant., joyful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. doleful, heavy, dreary; see dismal 1 , sad 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Tending to cause sadness or low… …

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  • 22joyless — joy·less || dʒɔɪlɪs adj. lacking joy, bleak, cheerless, sad; causing sadness, giving no joy …

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  • 23joyless — adj 1. unhappy, dejected, depressed, down, downcast, downhearted; disheartened, dispirited, discouraged, despondent, down in the mouth; sad, melancholy, plaintive, wistful; sorrowful, grief stricken, afflicted, saddened, heavy hearted,… …

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  • 24joyless — joy·less …

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  • 25joyless — joy•less [[t]ˈdʒɔɪ lɪs[/t]] adj. affording or causing no joy or pleasure • Etymology: 1300–50 joy′less•ly, adv. joy′less•ness, n …

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  • 26joyless — /ˈdʒɔɪləs/ (say joyluhs) adjective 1. destitute of joy or gladness. 2. causing no joy or pleasure. –joylessly, adverb –joylessness, noun …

  • 27Joylessly — 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.… …

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  • 28Joylessness — 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.… …

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  • 29The Antipodes — is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome. Many critics have ranked The Antipodes as his best play...Brome s masterpiece, [Steggle, pp. 9 10.] and one of the best Caroline comedies mdash; gay, imaginative, and spirited...;… …

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