'Joylessness' definitions:
Definition of 'joylessness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A feeling of dismal cheerlessness
Definition of 'Joylessness'
From: GCIDE
- Joyless \Joy"less\, a. Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. -- {Joy"less*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
- With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Youth and health and war are joyless to him. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- [He] pining for the lass, Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'joylessness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angst,
- anguish,
- anxiety,
- bitterness,
- bleakness,
- boredom,
- cheerlessness,
- comfortlessness,
- depression,
- discomfort,
- discomposure,
- discontent,
- dislike,
- dismalness,
- displeasure,
- disquiet,
- dissatisfaction,
- distress,
- distressfulness,
- dread,
- dreariness,
- dullness,
- emptiness,
- ennui,
- existential woe,
- flatness,
- grief,
- grievousness,
- grimness,
- humorlessness,
- infelicity,
- infestivity,
- inquietude,
- lack of pleasure,
- lamentability,
- lamentation,
- malaise,
- mirthlessness,
- misery,
- mournfulness,
- nausea,
- nongratification,
- nonsatisfaction,
- pain,
- painfulness,
- pathos,
- pitiability,
- pitiableness,
- pitifulness,
- poignancy,
- regrettableness,
- sadness,
- savorlessness,
- sharpness,
- sorrowfulness,
- spleen,
- staleness,
- tastelessness,
- tediousness,
- tedium,
- uncheerfulness,
- uncomfortableness,
- unease,
- uneasiness,
- unhappiness,
- unjoyfulness,
- unmirthfulness,
- unpleasure,
- unsatisfaction,
- vexation of spirit,
- woebegoneness,
- woefulness,
- wretchedness