Joyless
[joi-lis] /ˈdʒɔɪ lɪs/
adjective
1.
without joy or gladness; unhappy:
the joyless days of the war.
2.
causing no joy or pleasure.
/ˈdʒɔɪlɪs/
adjective
1.
having or producing no joy or pleasure
adj.
mid-14c., from joy + -less. Related: Joylessly; joylessness.
Read Also:
- Joyner
[joi-ner] /ˈdʒɔɪ nər/ noun 1. Florence Griffith (“Flo Jo”) 1959–98, U.S. track athlete (sister-in-law of Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee).
- Joyner-Kersee
[joi-ner-kur-see] /ˌdʒɔɪ nərˈkɜr si/ noun 1. Jacqueline (“Jackie”) born 1962, U.S. track and field athlete.
- Joyous
[joi-uh s] /ˈdʒɔɪ əs/ adjective 1. joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play. /ˈdʒɔɪəs/ adjective 1. having a happy nature or mood 2. joyful adj. c.1300, from Anglo-French joyous, Old French joios “happy, cheerful, merry, glad” (12c., Modern French joyeux), from joie (see joy). Related: Joyously; joyousness.
- Joyously
[joi-uh s] /ˈdʒɔɪ əs/ adjective 1. joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play. /ˈdʒɔɪəs/ adjective 1. having a happy nature or mood 2. joyful adj. c.1300, from Anglo-French joyous, Old French joios “happy, cheerful, merry, glad” (12c., Modern French joyeux), from joie (see joy). Related: Joyously; joyousness.
- Joypad
[joi-pad] /ˈdʒɔɪˌpæd/ noun 1. a handheld input device used in video games to control the movement of graphic elements on the screen, usually having buttons and a directional control. noun a computer games controller which allows the user to change screen images with a button Word Origin 1990-95