Joylessness (Noun)
Meaning
A feeling of dismal cheerlessness.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The old house seemed to exude an aura of joylessness, as if it had witnessed countless unhappy memories over the years.
- Her smile faltered, and for a moment, I saw the joylessness in her eyes that I had only glimpsed before.
- The grey, rainy day matched her mood perfectly, its joylessness seeping into her bones.
- He wandered the empty halls, feeling the joylessness of the abandoned building settle around him like a shroud.
- As she trudged to work, the bleak landscape and her own job prospects seemed to compound into a sense of overwhelming joylessness.