"joyless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more joyless [comparative], most joyless [superlative]
Etymology: From joy + -less. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|joy|-less}} joy + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} joyless (comparative more joyless, superlative most joyless)
  1. without joy; unhappy, sad Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: sad, cheerless Translations (without joy): ἀγηθής (agēthḗs) (Ancient Greek), тъжен (tǎžen) (Bulgarian), мрачен (mračen) (Bulgarian), senĝoja (Esperanto), უსიხარულო (usixarulo) (Georgian), გაუხარებელი (gauxarebeli) (Georgian), freudlos (German), dúchroíoch (Irish), bedžiaugsmis (Lithuanian), wynlēas (Old English), bezradosny (Polish), triste (english: when temporal) (Spanish), amargado (english: when recurrent or permanent) (Spanish), neşesiz (Turkish), keyifsiz (Turkish)

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