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Meanings of joyless in anglès

espanyol
sin alegría

Not experiencing or inspiring joy.

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        Examples for "joyous"
        Examples for "joyous"
        1
        They were both the new kind of journalist-veryjoyous, irreverent young men.
        The Time Machine
        2
        It's a really dynamic and joyous sound, Albarn said in a statement.
        Reuters
        3
        A few will be joyous, as political meetings in Africa often are.
        The Guardian
        4
        The period of decay: the joyous enthusiasm has vanished; depression succeeds intoxication.
        At the Deathbed of Darwinism: A Series of Papers
        5
        To-day, perhaps the most joyous of the flock lies in the earth.
        The Golden Censer / Or, the duties of to-day, the hopes of the f...
        Usage of joyless in anglès
        1
        For some it was a boisterous romp, for others a joyless reality.
        Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
        2
        The weather was severe, and the winter there was joyless and lonesome.
        Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life by a New Englan...
        3
        Nordquist smoked in compulsive, joyless fashion, taking no evident pleasure in it.
        Death angel
        4
        Our bird is as solitary and joyless as the most veritable anchorite.
        The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
        5
        Children played beneath the shade of the trees, dust-covered, desultory, and joyless.
        Running with the Demon
        6
        Consider this world as a finite and joyless place, and serve me.
        Literary and General Lectures and Essays
        7
        His face set hard, and a joyless laugh fell from his lips.
        The River's End
        8
        There is something impressive, but joyless, about them and their funless intensity.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Certes, through longing for her virtues he hath full often joyless days.
        The Nibelungenlied
        10
        The band's self-titled fourth LP was a joyless tab of bad Quantrex.
        The Irish Times
        11
        But the wracking, joyless orgasm failed to even slow the relentless display.
        The Hellbound Heart
        12
        He burst into a short, joyless laugh, then added with severe gravity-
        An Outcast of the Islands
        13
        If you get too reactionary, your music will become a little joyless.
        The Irish Times
        14
        Bad attitudes are what make life a dry, hard, joyless, parched experience.
        Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
        15
        Like everything else about the man, his tone was joyless and impersonal.
        Driving Heat
        16
        Such people he had never seen: wan, worn, stunted, pinched, starved, joyless.
        And Thus He Came: A Christmas Fantasy
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        Joyless through the time
        Joyless across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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        United States of America
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