Crossword clues for joylessness
joylessness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Joylessness
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.
Wiktionary
joylessness
n. The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.
WordNet
joylessness
n. a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
Usage examples of "joylessness".
It was almost a class reunion, and though it was marked by joylessness, there was no reason as yet to think it would be marred by tragedy.