Joyless (Adjective)
Meaning
Not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The factory workers went through their routine with joyless faces, day in and day out.
- The new employee was a joyless man who rarely cracked a smile or engaged in small talk.
- After her parents' divorce, her childhood birthday parties became a joyless occasion that she dreaded every year.
- Her husband's long work hours made for joyless evenings at home, leaving her to raise their children alone.
- The cold and gray winter weather cast a joyless mood over the entire city, making everyone want to stay indoors.