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Synonyms for joyless
ˈdʒɔɪ lɪsjoy·less

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  1. joylessadjective

    not experiencing or inspiring joy

    "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"

    Antonyms:
    rapturous, jubilant, enraptured, festal, gay, joyous, jolly, rapt, merry, rhapsodic, elated, jovial, ecstatic, festive, joyful, mirthful, gleeful, jocund

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  1. List of paraphrases for "joyless":

    austere, stoic, stark, rugged, bleak

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How to use joyless in a sentence?

  1. Dorothy L. Sayers:

    The worst sin - perhaps the only sin - passion can commit, is to be joyless.


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