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Meanings of joyless in English

Spanish
sin alegría

Not experiencing or inspiring joy.

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sin alegría
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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 English
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
Common
United States of America
Less common