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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Joyless \Joy"less\, a. Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable -- {Joy"less*ly}, adv -- {Joy"less*ness}, n. With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. --Dryden. Youth and health and war are joyless to him --Addison. [He] pining for the lass, Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: joyless adj : not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings" [ant: {joyous}]
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